User blog comment:Esoteric Arcane/new game - infiltrator/@comment-5173770-20120803104538

Earthborn-War Hero

I've known all along that the final battle would take place on Earth, and I wanted my character to have high stakes in the matter. The Survivor background didn't really appeal to me. In hindsight, it fits well with the Destroy ending of Mass Effect 3--but my character isn't just a survivor, he's an ass-kicker. A genuinely nice guy who puts his neck on the line for what he believes it. I figured the "petty gangs" aspect of his childhood made him more dynamic. His legacy started at Elysium. I still can't play a Renegade. I might make a few Renegade decisions, or an Interrupt, but I have too much of a conscience--even in regards to a sci-fi character/a video game--to be a Renegade.

Soldier is the best class in Mass Effect, tied only with Vanguard. The cooldown times make the other classes almost all but obsolete. Engineer was my favorite class in Mass Effect 2 because of the Combot Drone and ability to strip the enemy's defenses. Now I'm back to being pro-Vanguard in Mass Effect 3, though I still love the Engineer class, too. I have yet to try the Soldier class in ME3. Vanguard was a disasterous let-down in ME2. Sentinel has always been a decent class, but with highly noticeable flaws in every game. The Infiltrator class--I've never played--never really appealed to me. There's nothing they can do (except Tactical Cloak, which has major limitations) that the Soldier and Engineer can't. That's just my opinion, though.