I'm playing both RTW 1.5 en BI 1.6 but since there is the same problem with both games i'll post it here.
Well once in a while a enemy faction grows very large and they come at a point where they keep asking/forcing you to become there protectate, i ussualy ask whole loads of money (25.000 or more) and the most factions accept this.
But the next turn it turns out the enemy faciton has changed his mind and attacks u right away, which breaks the alliance/protectatism. And again the next turn they ask me again to be their protectate and i ask again a lotta money, but the next turn they break the alliance again! and SO ON AND SO ON..
I'd like to know if any of you guys have experienced the same as me and how you guys handled this, because it brings in a lot of money, but it also shows that an alliance is never to be trusted in Rome Total War(which is in my opinion one of the few weak spots in the game). And at last i would also like the know what exactly a protectate is and what the benefits are if you're in a client kingdom.
Greetz Wadan
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