are we perhaps or is Larian just being a dick?
https://youtu.be/qUcZYW43_pQ

I think he's asking if we might be getting this class. The artificier class is kind of an inventor. A brief summary:

Masters of invention, artificers use ingenuity and magic to unlock extraordinary capabilities in objects. They see magic as a complex system waiting to be decoded and then harnessed in their spells and inventions. You can find everything you need to play one of these inventors in the next few sections.

source: http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/artificer

yes i hope we get to play as one... its basically a steampunk character

They've been *really* quiet for a long time. I'm sure they're pushing hard to hit the August deadline and another panel from hell would just take away from that, but it kinda sucks to go for so long without some kind of content drop or game update.