i always direct connect, just copy paste which server you want smp1.EmpireMinecraft.com smp2.EmpireMinecraft.com smp3.EmpireMinecraft.com smp4.EmpireMinecraft.com smp5.EmpireMinecraft.com
The server IP addresses are as follows: smp1.empireminecraft.com smp2.empireminecraft.com smp3.empireminecraft.com smp4.empireminecraft.com smp5.empireminecraft.com utopia.empireminecraft.com