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Originally posted by Spunky
Sorry, how is English fully and partially supported?
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For those of you who asked why you can’t see the language support, the site works in the language (if available) defined in your Internet browser. So to play the games in any of the seven languages mentioned, please change the default language in your browser.
I have never heard anything so retarded 
Just put a damn option in! Pick a language by default based on the browser's, but let us change it for when it screws up. There's no way I'd change by browser's default language just to play some games. Even use the user's choice from the Plus! Network home page, just do something rather than relying on a browser to give you an answer.
The site seems like another way to show adverts (under the "more" link, although these are not even related to messenger, plus or anything people are care about or trust in and also the banner on the plusfun site.). Even the games link elsewhere (Catchphrase being a quick one I noticed again at plusfun seeing as plusgames is down) so I'm gussing you make more money that way too? I'm not saying a company making money is bad, but the fact is the only way Messenger and Messenger Plus! Live is connected is the use of the "Plus" name and the logo. It seems like Yuna is trying to ride the success of Plus! and make money off of it... Why not set up these websites under a different brand?
I'm having a bit of a rant at the moment and I don't really want to. I've kept quite about how I feel about Yuna et al, but these are the kinds of changes I was worried about.
OMG, it gets even worse:
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Originally posted by Some shitty IQ test I could have made in under an hour
4 games for £7.50 per week. A joining fee of £3.00 shall apply.
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Originally posted by Aforementioned Catchphrase game
This is a subscription service. You will receive 2 games of your choice for £3 per month until you send STOP to 88000
From what I can tell, these games are owned and operated by 3rd parties, which could damage the user's trust Plus! has built up, charge people extortionate amounts like the old "mobile phone TV adverts" did (notice you have to text to unsubscribe?). That whole site just shouts a shaky business model.
Is plusgames going to be any better? Will we be expected to download some sort of other Plus client next to be able play other Plus! users?
I'm not saying it's a bad idea to add services outside of the Messenger client, but don't do stupid things. Plus! Games would have been more sensible being dedicated to making games for Messenger. I know there is an SDK for it so why not hire people to do that instead of making multiple generic looking websites.
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Originally posted by discrate
Oh and don't forget you can BUY the tokens by using paypal or a credit card or you can complete "offers"
Similar to a lot of other games out there such as Mafia Wars (well, all Zynga games really). The fact is people want to buy "reward points" etc to get an advantage and their whole concept works. This is asking people to pay for something I started doing at 11 years old with good old Macromedia Flash 7.
This is probably exactly what many people were afraid of, MP!L is now going to be surrounded by rumours of adverts, adware, spyware etc again because a 3rd party can charge people for a simple mobile download. I always thought Plus! would be free, because I believed in Patchou; so far, I don't put much stock in Yuna
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These are not meant to be hurtful comments, but my opinion on the way things are going. Great respect to Patchou for what he has accomplished with this and I wish Yuna to do well. Just out of curiosity, were any of the community involved at any stage of these sites? Consultation, design, thoughts? It just seems to be "look at what we did" and then silence and unimpressed looks. Maybe you could do something people want next time
I completely agree. I had the same reaction when i came across the site a couple of weeks ago.
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