I found a chill survival server with around 15 active players who just hang out and play a lot of Minecraft.
The main vibe is building together in themed areas and trying to make the world feel more immersive. There are six different groups and each one has its own style like Aztec and Egyptian builds underground builds sci fi and magic medieval modern city and Asian inspired.
They keep it close to vanilla with a few gamerule changes or plugins. There is no teleport no home and no economy.
You need the VoiceChatMod to join. The server is hosted in the UK and it is online 24 7 so it is great for UK and Europe players. Some people also play from Australia and the US without problems.
If you want in you apply with their form and they will DM you on Reddit if you get accepted.
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This one is meant to keep going even after the Ender Dragon. It has been on the same world for about 8 months with no wipes and no resets. The pace is slower and it does not lean on gimmicks.
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The server runs Java 1.21.11 with Fabric but the gameplay is still normal Minecraft. The mechanics are vanilla and there is no teleporting or weird plugins or modded blocks. It has stuff like proximity voice chat custom music discs and some small tweaks like more mob heads armor statues and wandering trades to make things cooler.
There are themed build districts that keep growing and a mini game district where people host game nights. Someone even made their own version of Decked Out like Tango did so there is a lot to play besides just mining and building.
The community is the main focus and everyone uses Discord to talk plan projects and share ideas. You have to join and apply before you can play. When you apply you still get spectator access right away so you can fly around and see the world while you wait to be whitelisted.
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