DeletedUser118001
The word "also" is what the problem is with this new feature, that the grey colour now has double meaning - "No one wants this resource" or tried towards a specific character. That is where the confusion comes from.Resources that you have already tried towards a specific character will also be shown as grey, thus avoiding unnecessary spending in a negotiation:
In essence, this change has taken away a feature that was previously available - the ability to know at a glance which are the resources left that one or multiple persons want, while introducing a feature that could already be seen at a glance previously - which resources have already been tried towards a specific character (by simply looking at the column history).
This change may help those who negotiate on a column by column basis, but seriously hinder those who negotiate by relying on which are the resources left that one or multiple persons want.
I would suggest the development team seriously consider reversing the grey colour to stick to the one meaning like before - "No one wants this resource", while using some other way to prevent players from accidentally choosing the same resource twice towards a specific character (even though it can already be seen by simply looking at the column). One alternative would be to show a pop-up message when the player clicks on a resource that has already been tried towards a specific character, but without making the resource grey.