The Perch is a Minecraft SMP that tries really hard to feel like a second home. It is made for people who want to play survival for a long time and not worry about random resets or drama.

The server focuses a lot on what the community wants. The staff talk with players a bunch through suggestions tickets and feedback forms. They even post weekly change logs so you can see what changed and they host monthly events to bring everyone together.

The gameplay is survival but with smart tweaks. They try to keep the normal survival feel and think about how every change affects players each day. If there is a feature you do not like you can turn it off. Farms and redstone builds are meant to work like they do in the normal game.

There is a ranking system that goes up based on how long you play so you unlock perks just by being active. The economy is set up to be fair with lots of player run shops. There are also small changes that just make the game nicer to play and a web map so you can look at all the worlds.

Overall it feels like a calm non toxic place where the community actually matters and you can settle in for a long survival journey.