I admit thats what general disucssion is like, but general discussion is about a game so theres a lot less emotional attachment.

However when religion, politics, morality, etc, come up. People are more likely to value a specific position and believe it to be universally right, getting highly offended by those with other positions. And that is probably what an off-topic board would lead to. I've already seen people like Kilta start some serious drama on these boards over small moral issues. I would hate to see an off topic board with a topic on religion.