Which ending in Mass Effect 1 is considered "official canon"?

I'm curious about the writing process for the original Mass Effect. How many writers were on the team, when in production the writing was done, how the story gets shaped during production, or if you as a programmer are completely separate from that side of it. Anything else on the story or writing aspects that is interesting.

How come there where no Krogan and/or Turian females in the first game?

Bonus: What do they look like?

Also, How the Rover did not have a "radio" station?
I would have loved to hear "We're whalers on the moon" while driving around on Luna.

I am planning on going into game design in a few years, and I live relatively near BioWare's Edmonton studio. What kind of things could I do to up my chances of landing a gig with your company? Any special classes, or programs I could take? I plan on being a level designer, so just any info/advice would be really awesome.

Here's one:

Which races will be be able to play as this time around, and are there any new ones?

It's Dyna, and yeah I just got that. Though I read the post first, that's a question that has been eating at me forever now so I hopped on it without thinking.

Errr.. Were there any races you had ideas or plans for, that were scrapped before the final version?

I would just like to make a half-serious request for the next game.

If you any power whatsoever over the progamming and functionality of the menu screens (equipping, etc), will you please try and get them fucking streamlined and not so god damn cumbersome?

This literally broke the game for me.

This is my last one, I promise.

Why the FUCK were the prices on weapons sold by traders so expensive!? Maybe i'm playing the game wrong but if I wanted to get a weapon, that I could instead easily pick up on a mission, I would have to pay all the money I have.

Any chance you could remove the Red/Blue coloring of the conversations? I hated knowing the outcomes of the actions before I picked them. Also, could you make the converations have a few more consequences, how come whichever I picked, I always got the answer I want. If I threaten someone and they dont appreciate the threat, end the conversationa dn I have to find another way to get the info. I loved the game, but I felt it needed a few more user caused events. Not like the Ashley/Kaiden thing that was scripted into a mission but more like the accidental way you could kill Wrex. Just my 2 cents.

Wow you serious? Nice work.

1. What is something notable that you programmed in Mass Effect that you would like to brag about?

2. Are you personally happy with how Mass Effect turned out?

3. Did you find it odd that you never got to have a Salarian in your party? Is that because Salarians are dicks? (Well I thought they were dicks anyway)

Puppy licks you have the awesomest name.... Well you and Dr. Mexico.

Did Mass Effect borrow any elements from the previous Star Wars games intentionally? Or was it all unintentional? The pacing, the setting, the alien races, it all felt a lot like the previous game. How do you respond to that? Even the biotics you got in the game felt like force powers. Was that a design decision or completely by chance coincidence?

How much are you getting paid to work for Bioware?

Spoilers for those who haven't beat the game -
What made everyone think it would be fun to kill Wrex. Of all the people in your crew to give the option of killing, why him? Unless I missed something, its only possible to lose the two human characters and Wrex. Why wasn't the option to lose the others in there? Or murder them yourself? Or tell one of your staff to murder them?

One last question, is working for Bioware as amazing as I imagine it is? I picture rooms filled with pages on the walls with all the branches for dialog. Is that the case? How do you guys keep it all straight, there being so much of it?

And now a suggestion:
If its at all possible, in Mass Effect 2 could you bring up the idea of having more than positive, negative, or neutral responses? In the first game you can respond with things on the left, but they usually go positive or negative. Is there any chance of their being more blurry lines in the sequel?

Mass Effect is one of my favorite games of all time (just check my blogs), I even took work off the day Mass Effect came out so I could play it all day. On to the questions.

1. Will you kiss the Doctors on the mouth for me?

2. Will you make sure the team knows we want Liara to have Shephard's lovechild in the sequel (a la Aerie in Baldurs Gate: Throne of Bhaal)?

3. Any chance you suggest putting Mikey's picture based on my mostly joking, somewhat serious, completely creepy suggestion somewhere hidden in ME2?
(sorry, that's technically a ME2 question)

4. Can we see you anywhere on the ME1 making of documentary?

5. Could you beat Casey Hudson in an arm wrestling contest?

6. Thumb Wrestling?

7. Indian Leg Wrestling?

8. What was your favorite ME class? (mine was Vanguard)

9. Can I play Castle Crashers with you and gush about how much I love Mass Effect?

10. Was Mass Effect's art style always influenced by late 70's early 80's sci fi? Was it ever a next gen brown/grey game?

11. Is Drew Karpyshyn working on another ME novel?

phew, I think that's it.

well, we asked. are you gonna do a separate blog with the answers or did your head asplode?