Forum:( *SPOILERS* ) Mass Effect 3 ending questions

Please forgive me but I'll be recalling some of these events out of order in which they happen in the Mass Effect 3 ending.

I just finished ME3 for the second time. The first time was pre-extended cut ending and my lasted completion was just a few days ago ( 9/25/13 ). My questions are these.......With the lowering of the EMS do to a patch I was able to get what I thought was the best ending ( EMS total 3700+ ) and the ending I got seemed very odd to me.

The ending I got was Joker outrunning the blast ( chose the Destroy Reapers ending ) but the Normandy was not damaged or sparking around Joker ( in cockpit ) as he was outrunning the blast. Earth was not destroyed in anyway ( not that I noticed ) ...Normandy eventually was shown blasting off and flying away from the planet they crash landed on with cutscenes of the Citadel and Mass Relays shown destroyed and then fixed again as Admiral Hackett narrated those events as they were shown. The Love Interest I chose did not place Shepard's name on the Memorial Wall and smiled alittle while holding the nameplate. Shepard was implied alive with the "sudden breath" cutscene ( the only part I knew about if you got a good enough EMS )

Did I get some secret ending ? . I don't recall an ending like this at all and I've seen many Mass Effect ending vids. Also on the wall it showed Samara's name. I chose her in Mass Effect 2....how did she die?--Greek Peach (talk) 07:08, September 25, 2013 (UTC)