User blog comment:Withersoul/How would man have fought against the grim before using dust?/@comment-7622429-20130902165750

Well,Humanity probably started out relatively simple in terms of weaponry,such as spears and swords. However,war has a habit of making technological progress go by a "wee bit" faster. For example,within the span of WWII,just a comparitively short 6-7 years,give or take,the atomic bomb was created,despite main technological progress sitting at mortars,bullets,and older vehicular tech beforehand. These nations started out with simple armament refining methods from minerals,and then a little bit of war urgency spurred scientists into manipulating the very fabric of atomic structure to create the deadliest weapon ever seen up to that point in Humanity's history. War changes people,and it gives incentive to adapt and conquer,which is most definitely the case here,seeing as how the creatures of Grimm were ready to exterminate the entirety of the Human race. Once you get the wheel rolling,as long as it has a relatively clear path to go,it keeps going,and with Humanity approaching "downhill",it goes even faster,thus explaining how Humanity managed to turn the tides AND progress along with this newfound technological success.