This server is called CollideCraft Time Zero and it feels like you crash into a broken world. The dimension is messed up and space is tight and resources are not easy to get.
It is a semi vanilla SMP with some light lore so it still feels like normal Minecraft but with a story in the background. Survival is not handed to you. You have to earn it and it feels pretty intense.
There is lifesteal so PvP actually matters a lot. There are factions so players team up and form alliances and probably break them later. The plugins are chosen by the players so the community has some control over how the server plays.
There are frequent events and they hint that there is more hidden under the surface so it feels like you will keep discovering new stuff as you play. The server is on Season 3 and this one is called Time Zero so it feels like the world and time are all scrambled.
You have to join early if you want to secure a spot because they use a whitelist so not everyone gets in right away.
