those weird gamecube controller keyboad thingies and stuff...

[Omar]

i was also wondering how active PSO is still, considering it's getting a little dated now. is interest in it waning. is it still worth forking out quite a bit of cash to get set up?!?

There are a lot less people online nowadays on the EU and US servers. The JP servers are still thriving however, so you can always find a game over in word select land

In my opinion it is worth "forking out" for, just because the online experience is much more fun than offline.

I use the ASCII keyboard (the one with a keyboard inside the controller) and had a lot of trouble at first with the very small keys, but after a while got used to it and now use it like it were any other keyboard.

The DATEL Powerboard is a cheaper option, but there are some mapping issues. If you aren't wanting to spend too much, then the Powerboard is probably your best option.