I've been thinking about the same lately and done some calculations.
I'm in Bronze I and to refill 1 energy costs 1 DEC. So, if I stay loyal to my focus I get roughly 0.2 SPS as a reward for the win. Swapping 1 DEC for SPS would currently make 0.0269 SPS, so it feels like a pretty good deal even though it's gonna be staked(and I don't obviously win all the battles :D)
All in all my SPS and chest rewards have increased massively because of the update. One other thing I also see as a positive factor is because I'm now getting more chests(more Soulbound cards) my power is also starting to increase more, slowly but still getting me closer to Silver.
So power could be one thing to motivate to refill energy too.
Very interesting breakdown! Thanks for that. For me, in Diamond, I earn around 4 SPS per match won and would pay around the same amount per 150 DEC which is the cost of an energy point in Diamond. In champ is even worse, I believe.
Of course, that's only the battle rewards, if we count everything else some may consider it's worth it. It certainly should be worth it if you have a little bit to the next chest.
I wonder if some bot farms stopped because of this update. That would be a reason for a boost in rewards.
Hmm... sounds like it isn't that beneficial to refill in the upper leagues. Also, today I noticed that there is a certain amount of refill points we are able to buy in a day.
Still, great update IMO!
I agree. That's a beneficial update, overall.