Right, when Cybertronians first contacted Earth this was about the level of technology they had.

[ 'This' meaning the world they're standing in right now, and he gestures with one hand to make sure that it's understood. ]

At least the time I visited Earth, anyway. That was a while after first contact so I think they'd stolen or traded for a bunch of our technology by then. It was a mess, but it's what happens when your stupid war spills into other species' front yards.

[ Drift, bitter about the war? Perish the thought. ]

Overcoming awful things seems pretty common for a lot of species. We just finished up a pretty long civil war a couple millenia back.

[ Normal lengths of time to be alive, you know? ]

But yeah, it's not the Earth I know, and it's not the Earth you know so... obviously, different Earth.