IMVU is free.
You don't need a fancy computer to run it. I some times run it on a 355?Mhz PC.
The in-game economy is based off of credits. There are easy ways of getting free credits (predits).
There is only one catalog that you get your items from to costomise your avatar or room or even the skin for the program.
If it's anything like SecondLife, I wouldn't understand it. Besides, how would I customise my avatar in order to make it look like my fursona? I'm not a graphic artist, and I doubt the program has various furry skins as a default feature. It would surprise me if it did.
Edit: I installed it and nowhere do I find an option to edit one's avatar, so how you people create and change your avatars into furry ones is beyond me... see, I knew I wouldn't understand it. *hangs head*
We also use IRC.
I don't. Tried it, but it never seemed fun to me. But I guess I could give yours a try...maybe...just out of curiosity if the whole thing changed after my last try. Although...not even allowed to say you're bored because "it's not your job to entertain"? I can understand the rest of the rules, but...that's like saying it's forbidden to say that you have an itchy foot, because "we are NOT going to scratch it for you!"... There's a difference between saying "I'm bored" and "Entertain me, you lot!"...one is a statement, the other is a request/demand. I don't mind following the rules, but if something normal and harmless is being banned.... *shakes head* I don't wish to walk on eggshells whilst I'm talking to people.
Many of our members do use other instant messenger clients as well.
IMVU is just fun to use because of it's ability let you express yourself.
Ability to let you express yourself? In what way? Like movements such as a handshake and stuff? Do you have to create and import those too, like in SecondLife?
Ah well, I guess it doesn't matter, now does it? I don't understand IMVU at all and I hardly know anyone (no friends or whatever), and I know even less people that use that darn messenger anyway... and IRC won't be much fun either. Yeah...if I had known this before I joined, I probably wouldn't have tried. Well, carry on. This skunk's taking the highway and getting run over by a heavy four-wheeled vehicle. See you...