Later advancements in ODM tech involved removing the warheads from the thunder spears, then welding the crude rockets onto the ODM gear for makeshift rocket-assisted take-off, aka RATO ODM gear - the precursor to modern rocketry. The most recent innovation is high-acceleration linear motors that replaced pressurized gas canisters with lithium-ion batteries, which in turn enabled electromagnetic anchors: extremely popular among consumers and building owners, but controversially opposed by the Trost-headquartered Reeves Corporation (pejoratively nicknamed "Big Crystal" by online news networks and social media), claiming that it will upset the "delicate balance" between traditional ODM gear usage and their Titan Crystal™ products which the Eldian economy had relied upon for generations - a claim that has been disputed by "AntiTrost" antitrust advocates, who pointed out that ODM-related repairs now comprise a small percentage of Titan Crystal™ consumption*. This latter “AntiTrost” group in turn is opposed by the Trost residents disapproving of their label as an unfair sweeping generalization since Trost residents did not all benefit equally from the Reeves monopoly on the valuable Titan Crystal™. Ironically, decades after vanquishing the original Titans that had stifled progress, Eldian society is once again faced with yet another colossal threat: the Titans of Industry

* List of Titan Crystal™ applications:

• self-healing spackle and windowpanes
• concrete aggregates and reinforcement
• liquid crystal displays
• helmets, elbow/knee pads, body armor, bulletproof glass
• toothpaste, fillings, dentures
• exfoliating creams, deodorant, nail polish

To be continued ...