User blog comment:N7EagleEye/New Mass Effect 4 Details/@comment-2250460-20121019162310

Lets not jump the gun like us Mass Effect fans are so fond of doing.

We already knew we would not be playing as Shepard, so I also assumed the Character wouldn't be like him (although I bet they will still include the dialogue wheel and paragon and renegade), so that's nothing new.

As to the soldier thing, I believe he is referring to the fact that the character isn't in the military, as shown with many squadmates and mercenaries that doesn't mean that the character doesn't know how to use a gun/biotics/tech.