Is this thing really superior to an MVP and worth $170.00 bucks , I don't know but it will be interesting to see how it fares.
Spec-wise, yes. The DNA30 chip is already proven itself to be a very high quality chip.
Price-wise, against most other DNA30's, yes. Compared to what's coming out of China by way of the SX350 series chips, jury is still out on that, but the SX200 and SX220 chip is already proving itself to be a better value than the DNA20 chipset.
To each individual vaper, yes and no. If you vape only off-the-shelf cartos and clearos, you'll get better usage and value with a MVP/Provari/Vamo etc...
If you use rebuildables, you'll need to weigh the advantages/disadvantages of different devices depending upon what resistance you like to vape at. For example, if 1-1.2ohms is your sweet spot, you have lots of choices to pick from. But as you go lower in preferred resistance, your available options will start to narrow.
I own both, but my MVP serves its only purpose now as just a travel vape, other than that, because of the builds I like to vape at home, my MVP hardly gets any use anymore.
In any event, if price is a factor, and you can do without a 30W device for awhile longer, there will be a variety of options that should hit the market sooner than later.