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The one time I had a problem with Veloplugs was using a tyre substantially wider than the rim + relatively low pressure, which is pretty much a definition of XC equipment although mine was 700x40 tyres on a DT TK7.1 rim. The tyre moves around quite a bit, taking the tube with it, and the plugs can fall out as they're dragged around. Hugely embarrassing as it was a new super-dooper wheelset and my brother still gives me rim tapes for Christmas by way of ritual piss taking.
For road race and TT wheels, i.e. 700x20-23s on 20mm rims + 6 bar tyre pressure, they're great. For bigger lower pressure tyres, I'd go with Schwalbe or Conti plastic loops. If it's more than a few spokes you're changing, pulling off the plastic loop strips is no more time consuming than extracting plugs.
Personally, I wouldn't touch any of the 'fake-tubeless' solutions with a ten foot pole. For me, it has to the real thing - Mavic Fore-drilled UST rims - and then there is no tape required.