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SimPvP

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10players

Player History

7 Days · Hourly

Now10
Average11
Daily Peak15
All Time Peak25
Uptime100.00%
30231580Sep 2 WedSep 3 ThuSep 4 FriSep 5 SatSep 6 SunSep 7 MonSep 8 Tue
EditionJava
Minecraft VersionPaper 1.21.11
LocationHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
NetworkHetzner Online GmbH
FoundedApril 23, 2011

About SimPvP

SimPvP keeps survival close to vanilla while removing most safety rails. The server runs in hard mode with no kits, vote rewards, or /home commands, so players have to earn their position through play.

What Makes It Different

SimPvP leaves its history in the world instead of wiping it away. An abandoned base can be a landmark, a source of loot, or the next target, and the same harsh rules apply to everyone.

SimPvP Gameplay

This is hard-mode survival with very little server-side help. There are no kits, vote rewards, or /home commands. Players build, travel, gather resources, and survive through their own decisions.

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History of SimPvP

SimPvP opened to the public on April 23, 2011, under the name SimplicityPvP. It began as a vanilla player-versus-player survival server built around ordinary Minecraft rather than a large collection of custom systems.

The map was reset once, on September 15, 2011. After that single reset, the world became the long-running foundation of the server. Builds, abandoned bases, ruins, and old travel routes gradually became part of its history instead of disappearing in regular resets.

As the server matured, its rules settled into a semi-anarchy, semi-vanilla format. Hard mode, open PvP, and the lack of kits or easy teleport commands kept survival demanding. Players could fight, steal, scam, lie, and destroy, while hacked clients, unfair exploits, and doxxing remained outside the rules.

By 2019, SimPvP had already developed a reputation for its persistent map, veteran players, and large older bases. The server attracted players who wanted freedom to build and explore without giving up the possibility of conflict.

In 2021, the map had passed its tenth year. Long-time players and newer arrivals shared the same world, giving exploration a historical layer that is unusual on survival servers. Finding an old settlement could reveal a former community, a valuable ruin, or the remains of a past fight.

By late 2025, the world had reached fourteen years of continuous history after the 2011 reset. SimPvP remains a Java survival server where the old map, open conflict, and self-directed play matter more than ranks, kits, or scripted progression.

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SimPvP keeps survival close to vanilla while removing most safety rails.

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