Ethis is a semi vanilla SMP that feels a lot like a small Hermitcraft style world. It runs on Fabric 1.21.10 and it is based in Germany.

The community has been together for around five years. People know each other well and new players get welcomed into that group. Some players like huge projects and redstone builds. Others just like to mess around and hang out. You do not have to be super good at the game. You just have to be kind and open.

The server uses a voice chat mod so you can just walk up to someone talk for a bit then run off again. It makes meeting people less awkward and makes random moments a lot more funny.

The gameplay is kept simple and close to vanilla. There is no land claiming no teleport commands and no home commands. You actually travel to people and builds which makes the world feel connected.

They host events and game nights both in game and on Discord. When players feel burned out they can still join for a game night and stay in touch.

To join you need to fill out a real application. After that they do a short voice call just to make sure everyone fits and to keep out toxic players. It sounds scary at first but it is just there so the server stays friendly and chill.