BE could've been a lot better if they kept the post-game reward and added bonuses when you leveled
Mind you I'm capped and have literally nothing to spend it on anyways, but it is frustrating to see Riot hype up this amazing new system just to watch it be objectively worse than the old one.
Must really suck as a new player, too. There's so many champions now and every purchase is a pretty huge commitment when you're just starting out. It can be pretty risky considering how Riot balances the game as well; champions get nerfed out of viability pretty frequently.
Hopefully Riot actually addresses this and fixes the system within the next couple of patches. If they keep the system like this it'd be pretty disappointing, but not really all that surprising tbh.