I found a brand new Minecraft server that is just about playing the game.
It is vanilla style with no major mods or plugins. You can join up and just chill and play like normal.
Fresh Vanilla World Just Started
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPChill No PvP Vanilla SMP Fresh Map
LuckyGem is a 1.21.11 vanilla survival SMP that just started a new map so everyone is kind of at the same point.
It is whitelisted so you have to apply to get in. It supports Java and Bedrock cross play so more people can join.
The server keeps the vanilla feel but adds some QOL plugins. It also has Simple VC for voice chat.
No PvP is allowed and the players are respectful and welcoming. It is meant for long term survival and just hanging out.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPStraight Up Vanilla No Resets SMP
This is a straight up vanilla survival server with no land claims and no teleport commands. It really tries to feel like normal Minecraft. You spawn in and have to walk everywhere and survive on your own or with people you meet.
The world has been running since April 1st 2019 and the overworld has never been reset. That means you can explore super old bases and history that players built over more than six years. It feels like a forever world and they say they want to keep it that way.
PvP and griefing are allowed so you have to be careful where you build and who you trust. There are no factions plugins and no economy stuff. It is just survival with other players the way the game was meant to be played.
They use proximity voice chat with the Simple Voice Chat mod if you want it. It is optional but it makes talking to people nearby feel really cool. The server is optimized so it runs stable and they use anticheat but it is not super in your face. It mainly tries to stop cheaters and keep things fair for normal vanilla players.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPWaychest Journeys PvE Semi Vanilla SMP
Waychest is a PvE semi vanilla SMP where everything happens in one giant shared survival world. It is like a mix of a public server and a private realm.
When you join you start a Journey with your own spawn spot. It feels like you have your own server for you and your friends. As you explore more you slowly find out there are other players out there on their own Journeys too.
There are special chests called Waychests that connect different Journeys. They help guide you across the world to places other players discovered before you and they reward you when you find them. Later you can craft your own Waychests so the next Journey can discover your builds.
There is a flying minigame that uses elytra you craft from special ingredients. You fly through rings in the world and the path can lead you to a Waychest made by some stranger somewhere out there.
The server also uses discovery based warps so fast travel only works after you actually find the warp point first. It keeps the world feeling big and about exploring instead of just teleporting everywhere.
The focus is on exploring building and slowly crossing paths with other people in the same massive world while still keeping that cozy almost singleplayer feeling.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP