GildedAbyss is a new modded SMP that is all about the community and how everyone interacts with the world. The server is still very fresh and they are planning Season 1 based on how many people join. There will be events and new stuff added even before the official opening so it feels like the server is growing with the players.
The world has tons of new places to explore with mods like Biomes o Plenty and Terralith. It feels way more adventurous than normal Minecraft. There are also special items you can get through certain methods so you always have something to work toward.
One of the coolest things is Ancestral Archetypes where you choose a sub race in game and use it to your advantage. Progression is also changed with immersive ores that add more ores and new tools and weapons so mining and upgrading feels more fun.
The server uses the Create mod so people can build all kinds of machines as long as they are reasonable. The owner wants lots of suggestions from players and plans to host many events once the server really starts so there should be a lot of group activities.
To join you have to use a ticket system to get whitelisted. You talk with the owner or a moderator and if they think you fit the community they add you. It feels like they want a good friendly group instead of random chaos.
