Display MoreTo add to what I previously wrote in a hurry.
Depending on which server you play in different rules apply (since all the servers are privately owned). In some servers you can only have one claim and build with the possibility to extend it after you have built enough. In other servers you can buy new extensions or even new plots of land for in game currency earned through a server specific system.
In general multiplayer is the most important part of the game in my opinion. You interact with others and exchange ideas, building techniques, see what others have built, etc. So yes I do recommend playing in multiplayer.
A few servers based on type and listed alphabetically:
for creative:
Artisan's Realm
Deutschland Spielt Rising World 2
for survival:
ElementCraft
for survival/economy:
Freaks R US Reborn
Rosalia
Serenity
With your clarifications, I understand the server system much better, so tyvm for that. I also think that the multiplayer is the most enjoyable and I look forward to sharing ideas and knowledge (when I get some! hehe) with others here. I visited the Artisan's Realm, where you're an Admin and I think that may be what I'm looking for, so will start building there for now.
Thanks again for the information - I do appreciate you taking the time to answer.