SOD vs TE

You can mock just about anything, so that’s no argument, just like with football...
If 8-10 extra minutes per game is critical to you... how many games do you play per week? And how many players like that (playing on HeroesWorld) can you name who, thinking that way, obviously treat it like e-sports?

8-10 extra minutes don’t just appear out of nowhere; time is still fully consumed. But because this time is spent on meaningful actions rather than mindless clicking, the quality of the game improves.

With football, it’s not a very clear analogy. Much closer is chess. If you’ve played (with time control), you should know how adding 20-30% to the clock affects the game.