Graywords said:Hmm. You didn't check the "windowed mode" box, did you. It doesn't shrink the screen, and makes it VERY easy to alt-tab to your instant messaging programs whenever you want... found this out my first week of playing the game when it came out way back when. :)
Though yes, the client's performance can be a hog when it's not in windowed mode, and it's still somewhat of a hog even in that mode. But most computers nowadays shouldn't have a problem with it.
Mine is nearly four years old, it's suitable for most free MMOs though.
I wasn't aware that there was a windowed mode, I didn't see it in the options; was it available ~2 years ago?