CraigGen_1970: Perhaps if you all stopped fucking alt-tabbing out of your games just to see if you've had a Facebook like, or some idiot has added you to their Snap Numpty, or made a pointless post on twatter. Just PLAY the fucking the game and quit wondering whats happening elsewhere.
Full fucking screen, every single time. Why in god's name anyone would play in windowed mode is nuts. It breaks the immersion, and can sometimes break the control if the window loses focus.
You really do like swearing, don't you? ;) Anyway, there are other reasons for alt-tabbing out of games, such as getting stuck due to unclear game design, bugs or glitches, or the game suddenly requiring you to write down passwords or something without providing in-game solutions, and you don't have pen and paper at the ready, or the game giving you a reason to research something on the internet, or someone calling you to ask for some info or telephone number etc., etc. It's just quicker than quitting and restarting the game, and some games don't even allow you to quit and save whenever you want or need to. I don't even use social media myself (apart from forums), and I see plenty of reasons why someone (including me) might want to alt-tab out of a game.