Becoming A Protectorate

[Jambo]

This is very interesting. I've never thought of becoming a protectorate before in RTW, and it seems that by doing so, you're offered a whole heap of advantages including a large financial boost.

I'd always been under the impression that by becoming a protectorate of another faction you would have to give tributes to the faction every so often?! From the posts above there doesn't seem to be any disadvantage to becoming a protectorate other than maybe allowing the bigger faction to get closer to their winning goals...

Strange.

[Orda Khan]

There is no disadvantage in becoming a protectorate, in fact it's quite the opposite. I became a protectorate of Thrace. They became my ally and then attacked me the next turn ( I still think diplomacy in this game is flawed ) Each turn they attacked, each turn I crushed them but it was a drag and obviously my army was being whittled away. I sued for peace by means of a ceasefire, no money offered, just a ceasefire. They flat refused so I then decided to demand tribute. At this they offered payment for 5 turns if I became a protectorate. I never refuse free cash and had nothing to fear from their pathetic armies so I accepted.
I gratefully accepted their cash and built my armies very nicely with this added wealth. On receipt of their final payment I marched on their territories and annihilated the population of each city I burned to the ground. Within a few turns I had become the wealthiest faction with the largest armies.

I am quite sure things should not happen like this should they?

......Orda