Comparing 8 red crates from the old system to completing the free track which requires your dailies along with 2 new red crates (t10 free feat, t10 faction feat, t2 Marquee) and 6 new gold crates (t10 free feat, t6 faction, t2 Marquee):
Free track gives 41k Episode credits. If you purchase 12 omicrons (19.2k), 8 omegas (4800), and 16 kyros (2800), you would have 14.2k credits left over.
You would already have an equivalent number of Omicrons, Kyros, Omegas, Mod slicing materials, purple gear boxes, and gold gear boxes.
Without any additional spending, you’ll have 20 extra injectors and 40 blue gear boxes that can be salvaged for low relic mats.
What is still missing? Less than a million credits and fleet credits, 24 mods, and 240 shards. I’d say selecting 6 usable mods is better than getting 24 random mods. For a late game player, the 240 shards is for shard shop (3600) and of that is partially made up from the 20 extra injectors.
From the 14.2k credits you had left over, you could purchase mods or get some of the gear you would have purchased with SSC. Or more likely you can purchase Brozium Wiring and the rarer Mod slicing materials. But the new system gives you more choices.