Decisions, decisions, decisions

Am looking forward to my holiday trip back to NZ at the end of May but I have a big decision to make in the next day or so. With my leave being approved, the only thing left is my ticket. As of right now, MAS has an online fare of RM 2965 compared to their usual online fare of RM 3600+. Emirates on the other hand had a fare of RM 2846 at the MATTA fair. Emirates goes via Melbourne with a long transit time - around 6 hours + - while MAS is a direct flight. It may seem to be a straight forward decision to go with MAS; however, I do have frequent flyer miles with Emirates and they occasionally have promo fares to Auckland that see's the price drop to around RM 2600. Also, with the long transit time in Melbourne, I would have the opportunity to exit the airport and have dinner with a couple of friends. Add to that, a couple of friends have said that MAS service is not that great.

Aaaaahhhhhhhh.....Do I want to risk it and hope that Emirates will offer another promo fare to Auckland or do I go ahead with the MAS flight??????????????