Written by Awportals.com

Personal avatars were introduced to the AW universe in early October of 2006 with a submission price of $39.95 to cover the 10 minutes of checking required to ensure they conformed to the set guidelines, and $30 for every change thereafter – a figure largely insulting to the majority of the citizens.

In the August newsletter, 2007 – 10 months after the release of personal avatars – Activeworlds, Inc staff member Flagg (Tom) boasted over 25 PAVs in use, a figure which would typically have raised around $1000. However, this figure also takes in to account PAVs allocated as prizes or discounted via vendors giving an estimated real figure of $300 - $500.

This would indicate that the flaggship PAV system announced 10 months ago, and almost universally criticised by community members has achieved around 1 real sale per month. Proving all those right that said the high price and complex requirements meant that it would not be a success.

This point, originally discussed on the official forums, was subsequently deleted by Flagg, losing relevant community input.