protectorates: ?????

[Rodion Romanovich]

Ok, something really wierd just happened. Playing as Scythia, I offered the Germans a ceasefire and they replied with the "End the fighting? This is a good joke..." response. Then I demanded they became my protectorate and they accepted for nothing. i have a protectorate and I didn't offer them anything.

So I have to ask, can your protectorate attack you? Otherwise, I will bring my army away from up in Germania and I'll smash the Dacians into next week. Thanks for any help.

Answers needed ASAP

I don't think protectorates can attack you, but they often tend to end being protectorates if you attack their former allies etc.

BTW, wanna here something even more weird: often when AI factions ask for a ceasefire they give a proposal like: ceasefire, give us x denarii. Well, if you choose "make counterproposal" and choose: ceasefire and press ok, then the AI factions often reply: "End the fighting? This is a good joke..." etc. I thought that's quite weird - first asking for a ceasefire then when I change the terms they say that ceasefire is a good joke. lol!

[Beefy]

I never bother with protectorates. i did it once though, i reduced spain to 1 settelment and they become a protectorate of me with out anything in return. i got loads of money of them, then killed em!

[Dutch_guy]

yeah , you could do that beefy

however getting a protactorate is a good and smart thing, I mean as the Romans why would you want to pursue Parthia to their last provinces ?
And then get all those unhappy distance from capital penalties, nah.
Make em your protectorate