For anyone with this problem.. (there seems to be quite a few on the BiS forums) The only workaround I've managed to find from over there is by use of the 'flush' command.
This allows me to re-enter the game having been forced out by the game dropping to desktop.
Of course it's not solved the problem, as there seems to be no definate answer as to why it's doing it. Plus, another factor in this is I can't go online as the game keeps doing this..
