Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder View Post
I read up a little bit about what I needed to do to get the 'good' endings, and it looks like you don't need to be 100% Paragon or Renegade to get the right options at the end. But you did need to use the Charm or Intimidate options each time you (SPOILER)talk to the Illusive Man, which I don't think I've done. Oh well. Can always go for that next time, when I get the ME trilogy.

I also read that to get those readiness scores up above 50% you have to play multiplayer, and that those scores determine how good an ending you get. That sucks because I had no interest in the multiplayer part of this game and I'm probably pretty bad at it.
Not quite, Del.

Due to the flak they got about the required Multiplayer (including the Better Business Bureau agreeing there was false advertising for the game when BioWare had specifically stated that they wouldn't require players to play multiplayer to get the best endings), they patched the ending requirements.

First, the Extended Cut free DLC drops the requirements so that the assets you collect across a multi game save should be enough to get the best ending (I think it was the DLC, it might have just been a patch though), and then the other DLCs add in even more War Assets to make it easier (and you should play Leviathan at least, it makes the ending much more tolerable).

Also, about your interactions with the Charm/Intimidate... You don't actually have to do that to get the best ending. You need to do that to get an extra scene before the ending, however, and it does mean that you need more War Assets to get the best ending. Essentially, it's a way to drop the required War Assets for the best ending by a few hundred points.