I was playing a game of Settlers of Catan (Arena) just now and a player was responding to 2:1 trade offers with 4:1 trade offers.
Specifically, someone would offer 2 sheep for a wood, and he would counteroffer 4 sheep for a wood. This is just the sweatiest play ever and extremely poor ettiquette. It's not a board game play at all, there is literally a 0% chance anyone would ever take that trade when they can always just 4:1 himself. He is relying on a minor UI issue in the game that accepting your offer/making a similar counteroffer looks nearly identical. He is hoping someone sees their trade "accepted" and doesnt notice the 2/4 difference before clicking accept.
This behavior isn't a board game play, it would never ever happen in real life; it's trying to exploit the UI.
Specifically, someone would offer 2 sheep for a wood, and he would counteroffer 4 sheep for a wood. This is just the sweatiest play ever and extremely poor ettiquette. It's not a board game play at all, there is literally a 0% chance anyone would ever take that trade when they can always just 4:1 himself. He is relying on a minor UI issue in the game that accepting your offer/making a similar counteroffer looks nearly identical. He is hoping someone sees their trade "accepted" and doesnt notice the 2/4 difference before clicking accept.
This behavior isn't a board game play, it would never ever happen in real life; it's trying to exploit the UI.