I've heard rumor of the occasional Botter, but as it goes they've been banned promptly. Cheaters suck, anyway. There's no single player version of this game. If people want to cheat they should go play mario or whatever.

And yeah, I agree PSO really bombed when that outbreak began. Happy I never bought a Dreamcast and just played it from a buddy's place. Hell, even now, I own PSO Gamecube but I don't play online because of dupers and the like. Just kills the multiplayer experience.