Where to spend 'excess' points?

[taragem72]

Currently my character is playing as an infiltrator (Initiative Battler - Soldier rank 3) Recon Specialist lvl 42. I like ranged combat combined with tech skills. My current tech skills are incinerate, overload and assault turret, along with offensive tech, all maxed out at 6. I don't use any biotics. I'm happy with those tech skills and the assault turret, as I find it valuable in occupying enemies while I pick them off, usually with a sniper rifle and incinerate/overload. In the combat tree I have shotguns (my only other weapon besides a sniper rifle - I like to keep power recharge times low), sniper rifles and combat fitness maxed out at 6.

I have 23 points available to invest, but don't know what to do with them. Suggestions?

[JanePhoenix]

@taragem72, one of my favorites for any class is to add Barrier from Biotics, since it's a passive defensive boost that benefits all classes. Although you may want to max out Team Support from Tech first if you haven't yet, since that gives most of the same defensive boosts from Barrier too, but for yourself and your team members.

[mcsupersport]

If you like tech, I would suggest Invasion too.  It greatly increases damage taken by enemies if spec'd correctly and this is invaluable on certain LARGER enemies......with power profiles, you can easily have your main use profile then more tailored to special situations, such as wanting to slow characters down, or remenant specific...so things such as shield drain, ice, and invasion are all good choices to be put on the 2-4 profiles.

For every point you put into a combat skill you get more HP and weapons damage.

For every point you put in biotics you get more barrier/shields and IIRC faster cooldowns(maybe area and damage too).

Fore every point you put in Tech, you get shields and tech power damage(maybe cooldowns too)

So honestly, adding in stuff you aren't going to use isn't a bad thing, and can help you in the end.  I would max tech damage skills you like, then combat(which sounds like you have done) and then just max them as you go, maybe blending skills in each to max both tech and combat...if you play enough then max biotics too just for extra shields.

[EgoMania]

Yeah this issue exists because the assumption is that you switch profiles and so you need to have enough points to use in all 3 areas (combat, tech, biotic) so that you can swap between profiles.

Personally I never use this because my trusty sniper rifle does all the work it needs to but I actually like some biotic powers, particularly shockwave as a detonator because it's a nice aoe effect that pushes all enemies away that are getting too close to me.

I really don't care for this profile swapping so I accept I might get some points but actually having a tech primer and biotic detonator works for me.

[Jack1Tear]

If you like the Tech/drone playstyle you might want to buddy up with Peebee and track down the remnant tech she's looking for. I don't mean to spoil anything, but you might get a new robotic pal out of it.

[Vellu78]

If your chosen skills are already maxxed out, look into getting your profiles to the next rank. In case for Soldier/Infiltrator that'll be more combat and tech skills, even if you won't be using them actively.

[AeromusPrime22]

Like others said, invest in other skills in the soldier and tech trees if those are what you use. You may not use any of them (someI haven't) but you get passive bonuses and will eventually rank up in the profile.