



The rebalancing of War Assets and the Military Strength system in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and the elimination of multiplayer, means players need to earn a greater number of War Assets to achieve this outcome. In the original version, players needed an exceptionally high Galactic Readiness and Effective Military Strength score to unlock the Perfect Ending, which required them to use the multiplayer mode and the tie-in applications. The Perfect Ending is directly tied to Total Military Strength, what once was the Galactic Readiness system in the original Mass Effect 3. Related: Mass Effect 3: All Possible Endings (& Which You Should Choose)

While many of the requirements for achieving the Perfect Ending have been rebalanced in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the process is still the same as it has always been, incentivizing players to amass as many War Assets as possible to achieve it. The introduction of the Extended Cut, now the default ending in Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition, helped to fix some of the more glaring problems with the ending and also included what is now known as the Perfect or Best Ending. In the Perfect Ending, it is implied that Commander Shepard survives, along with the entire Normandy squad and all of planet Earth. The ending of Mass Effect 3 was an especially disappointing part of the original trilogy, as it was vague and almost incomprehensible, leaving beloved characters' fates unclear after the final battle.
