Nick Plott
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Plott at BlizzCon 2014
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| Born |
Nicholas Plott August 11, 1984 Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
| Residence | Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | "Tasteless" |
| Alma mater | Regis University |
| Occupation | eSports commentator |
| Relatives | Sean Plott |
Nicholas "Nick" Plott (born August 11, 1984), known by his alias Tasteless, is an American eSports commentator. He has provided commentary for multiple Starcraft and Starcraft 2 tournaments. Together with Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski, he currently provides commentary for Global StarCraft II League and AfreecaTV StarLeague games.
Plott grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. Upon graduation from high school, Plott attended Regis University in Denver studying philosophy and psychology and was a member of the parliamentary debate team. He considered law school and philosophy dual Ph.D. programs but instead pursued into StarCraft full-time.
Plott and his younger brother Sean bought a copy of StarCraft from a local video game store in 1998 after hearing about the game's popularity. The brothers would watch each other play while offering gameplay advice. They played casually online, but were hampered by a slow Internet connection. The Plott brothers visited a nearby Internet café where they would meet players about five years older who would play and beat them. This loss and the ensuing trash-talk were an early inspiration for the brothers to hone their skills, though they never returned to the café.
With the advent of high-speed Internet, the brothers played StarCraft competitively on Korean servers. They entered and won tournaments while in high school. Plott became uninterested in school when it did not let him incorporate StarCraft into his studies. He played the game through high school and college.
Upon losing to his brother early in the World Cyber Games 2005 finals, Plott watched the rest of the games as a spectator. He became frustrated by the tournament commentator's inexperienced handling of in-game nuances and requested to co-host the commentary, which was a success. He received offers to commentate without pay in Europe, Japan, and Singapore.
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