This feature works fine in W:A 'Front End' but fails when in-game. when in-game it will always keep your status busy even while the game is minimized. minimizing the 'Front End' does result in your status changing to 'Online'. (the status change is delayed so you can see it change status when minimizing the 'Front End'.)

Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302.1018

Complain to Microsoft.

I'm going to assume that you know you can turn off the feature that sets you as busy when viewing a full screen application. If you do know that I apologise.

On a side note, the feature works fine for me. "Busy" during menu and game but "Online" when minimized. I'm using 8.1 though.

Yea, i don't want to turn it off. Thanks for the suggestion tho, i guess it is a bug with the latest version of msn messenger.