I loved my MRs from last year, but I snapped the tail on one of my skis, which was quickly replaced for free (whole new pair). I know that they realised that they made the tails too thin (most rockered out or lost all their camber, and in my case they one broke). Another problem is that the topsheet became trashed pretty quickly. It seems that they got their act together this year (even though I LOVED my MRs, some people talk bad about them because of a few things that happened last year) and they strengthened the tails and redesigned the topsheet to give it more durability.
I bought this years MRs in 179, and for a slightly lower price than what I paid last year.