Does not the amount of "influence" you got affect the sucsess of the ending? Whats the point of it then?
That's just for the perks. They moved away from ME:3's galactic readiness and just have it as a "You get influence for perks! The end!"
Now, those perks do change up the ending a tiny bit. When Morrigan gives the epilogue, she'll say what the Inquisition has the most power in: Military, Spying, or Diplomacy. So depending on the perks you pick could change the ending a little.
Note: I'm fairly certain all this can be fixed in The Keep, so it doesn't even really matter. 
I tried..... i tried to play as a female elf/human so i wouldn't romance dorian, i never finished those games, as soon as i get dorian i think damn, and restart as a male....
Same problem, except I can't play female characters for some reason. I'm going Templar and really wanted to romance Josephine, but as soon as I did Dorian's quest, that was it. That man needs somebody to hug at that point. (And then some!
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