User blog comment:Señor action/possible issues with me3's ending/@comment-5287758-20121120062105/@comment-4973403-20121128021925

I've run into that as well. that seems to be the final big savepoint in the game. Frankly you're lucky to have the Falcon leveled up that high, since you pick it up in the Cerberus base. when you re-started your game, your upgrades remain, and then you gain 3 upgrades when you pick up the weapon again in your next playthrough (fist playthrough lets you get upto level 5, second to 10). As for ME4, it may not even take place after ME3. We don't know yet.