First of all:

Quote Originally Posted by kaka-titi View Post
Please use window mode or other personal computers.
Not helpful.

Second of all:

Quote Originally Posted by Jasdemi View Post
Please stfu, fanboy.
Not helpful.

Anyway, this is rather obnoxious. I think I read somewhere that they're looking into it, but it's been a problem with FFXI as well, I think, so it doesn't really look too promising given the length of time that game has been out. Doesn't really seem to make sense. At the moment, though, I'm using windowed mode with the 'shift window' application to simulate fullscreen while still allowing myself to alt-tab. I hate having to use third party software to do something that should be standard, but it is what it is until someone gets off their ass and looks at the problem.

Anyway, there are numerous threads scattered about the forums in regards to this very same issue, so I'm cetain that a lot of this and more has already been touched on.