Sadly, no pets, but action looks top notch. If battles are not a total grind fest, the lack of an auto attack puts the action of games like this close to Fable and other console games. Although I like wow, I could get used to a fast paced action game. Especially if they brought in gameplay principles like that of planetside
No pet classes shown, no stealthers, no auto targets or attacks. Just good old fashion melee.
I don't really feel like this is so much the "Post-Modern" era as much as its the "Pre-Zombie-Apocalpse" era. I consider myself more of a forward thinking guy and an era that just won't die is just as feasible as a coming era, where the dead come back.