I found Silver Cove MC and it is a cross platform semi vanilla SMP on 1.21.5 paper. They say you can join on any version higher than that too.
The whole point of this server is to avoid that boring two week phase. The owner talks a lot about listening to players and adding new stuff from community suggestions. They also run custom events often so there is usually something to do.
It also tries to stay fair. They say it will never be pay to win and they do not lock ranks behind money. Ranks can be earned for free if you keep playing and putting in the work.
It sounds like a classic Minecraft experience with only quality of life plugins. The community vibe is meant to be welcoming to everyone.
Silver Cove SMP 1.21.5 No Pay2Win
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCheesyCraft Redux Semi Vanilla Survival
CheesyCraft Redux is a semi vanilla survival server for people who just want to play survival and also try some custom stuff made for the server.
The content is made by the owner and the community and it is made to fit Minecraft. They try hard to keep it clean and not stuffed with bloat like crates or resold cosmetics. It feels like a quality over quantity kind of place.
It uses grief protection and also has voice chat support. There is logging to help with problems and a live map so you can see the world. The server is on version 1.21.11.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCheesyCraft Redux Semi Vanilla Survival
CheesyCraft Redux is a semi vanilla survival server that is looking for players who like normal Minecraft but also want to try custom features made only for this place.
A lot of the content is programmed by the owner and the textures mostly come from the community so it still feels like Minecraft. It also has quality of life commands and features to make survival smoother.
The server tries hard to avoid annoying bloat like crates and resold cosmetics. It is more about quality over quantity. It runs on version 1.21.11 and uses things like grief prevention voice chat block logging and a live map.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP