What do you think about the new Petzl Eject Friction Saver?

Meh. Seems like an overpriced, over complicated retrievable redirect. Maybe I'm missing something.
 
What happens if your rope becomes coreshot during a climb or you don't do a pre climb inspection and the cover holds you but then you roll the coreless section through the device?

The release mechanism is triggered by the 2 step transition from rope end-->small diameter cord-->release ball (original rope diameter).

I wonder if a broken core double braid rope causing inadvertent release was tested for by petzl.
 
It better increase safety or else I'm not buying a Petzl product after the way they treated @treebing .

I bought 3 black diamond headlamps for Xmas this year. REI lets me filter by brand, so I just clicked on everything but petzl. In the past, I would have bought petzl headlamps because they've made such great headlamps for so long, but black diamond is making great ones too and I choose where I spend my money according to which companies treat people like Kevin the best.
 
The release mechanism creeps me out. Do I really have a great reason for that? Not really.
But when. I think about it deeper, what creeps me out about it is what it endures in its work life. I haven't seen a way to do a soft retrieval with it, so im apprehensive about bombing out my friction saver with the quick release hook and hidden moving parts.
And the name Eject isn't the most comforting
 
As someone who climbs on an overpriced friction saver (ART Ropeguide), I think this thing looks great. I like how during retrieval only the webbing goes through the union instead of a ring or any other hardware. As far as the concerns about malfunctioning, Petzl would never put something out to market without testing it extensively.... Well never mind. From the videos I’ve seen of this thing that Colin Bugg posted on Instagram I’m pretty impressed. If I actually get back into climbing trees again this year maybe I’ll buy one.
 
See what I'm saying? Once that little roller is aloud to fall down the next motion "ejects". So if a coreshot section of rope pulls through the pulley it seems to me that would allow step one (follower to close) then you keep descending and the core picks back up and trips the release.
 
I agree and I'd be sketchy about choking that other piece on a stem....I'd have to really see that thing in my hands before buying or trying it ...idk
 
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