MendedSMP is a new survival world that feels really active. There are already a bunch of players and some streamers who play together. It feels like a place where people actually talk and hang out instead of just grinding alone.
The server is an economy style SMP. There are a lot of plugins but the game still feels like normal Minecraft survival. Right now the world is basically vanilla and it only started a few days ago so you are not super far behind.
Nether and End are locked for about a week so everyone gets a fair start. This makes early game feel more balanced and fun because people are still building up gear and bases in the overworld.
There is a lively discord where people are active every day and use voice chat a lot. The server works on Java Bedrock and Pocket Edition so it is easy to join from different devices.
If you want a fresh economy SMP with active people this server looks really good.
