On one hand, I loved the huge variety of clothes for my avatar. And there were lots of different rooms I could buy to “hang out” in, and good furniture to fill it up. My boyfriend was on, so I was especially attracted to the romantic items, and romantic poses. I thought the 3-D graphics were awesome, and I loved how most of the items were user-made. I considered being a designer until I realized it would cost money.

I also loved the idea of physically interacting with other avatars. Not only could me and my boyfriend chat, our avatars could kiss and hug each other, and there were other cool actions. However, anything racy required a special membership, which you had to pay for. That brings me to my complaint.

You need credits for everything. Clothes, skins, furniture, etc., and while you could earn a few credits here and there, if you want enough for something decent, you have to buy credits. Aha, so that’s the catch! Sure, a website needs money, but it seemed to me like this website is more about making a profit and cashing in on a consumer-driven social website.

They cover it up well though. They sure fooled me, I thought I could have lots of fun for free, when it turns out what I got for free was just a sample of the website. They almost had me, I often considered buying credits . . . but thanks to my ADD, I forgot about the website before those greedy jerks got to me!

IMVU promises a lot for free, when really if you want what they advertise, you need to pay a lot of money. No thanks.

Rating: 5