I found a decent sized survival SMP with around 10 active players and about 5 daily. It is made to feel like classic Minecraft and it stays really close to vanilla.
There are no teleports so no home commands and no player teleport. There are no land claims either. They use CoreProtect to track griefing and they do strict punishments.
There are no kits and no perks and no scripted towns. Players make their own clans and villages and cities without a plugin running everything.
Voice chat is optional using Simple Voice Chat. The server is EU based and you need to get whitelisted to join.
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Straight Up is a vanilla survival SMP that tries to feel like real Minecraft and not a bunch of extra server stuff. It is built around the idea of a forever world and the overworld has not been wiped since April 1st 2019.
There are no land claims and no protected areas so what you build is on you to defend. PvP and griefing are allowed so it can get intense and you need to be careful who you trust.
There is no tpa and no home commands. There is also no currency and no factions and no economy plugins so it stays close to the normal game.
They also support proximity chat with server side support for the Simple Voice Chat mod if you want to use it. The server is tuned for stable performance and it uses an anticheat that is meant to stay out of the way while stopping exploits.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPPea SMP Classic Survival No Teleports
PeaMC is a semi vanilla survival server that tries to feel like classic Minecraft. It keeps things simple so you survive travel build and meet people without a bunch of stuff in your face.
There is no teleporting and there are no land claims so you have to move around the world the normal way. You can form teams and invite friends. PvP is allowed but it has limits so builds do not get wrecked. Stuff like TNT beds respawn anchors end crystals and minecart PvP are not allowed. Griefing stealing killing pets and spawn killing are also not allowed.
It is whitelist only so it is harder for trolls to get in. New players also get one day where PvP is off for them unless they choose to turn it off. Java and Bedrock players can both join and it supports versions from 1.7x to 1.21.11. Maces are banned and there are a few fun plugins that do not change the main survival feel.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPViperMC NA No Rules F2P PvP
ViperMC is a North America Minecraft server where you basically get thrown into a world with almost no rules. It is free to play and focuses on building and PvP at the same time.
There are no claims so nothing is really safe. If you build something you also have to defend it. People who like risky survival and intense fights will probably like this server.
The only real rule is no cheating. Besides that you can play how you want and try to become the best or just watch others fight. The community is already growing fast and there are a lot of players hanging out and getting ready for release.
If you want a place where you can rise or fall based on your own skill this server is made for that kind of gameplay.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP