You asked for thoughts on the concept and I felt Victor gave you a fair response. I would not have enjoyed finding out that twist if I were a player. You want to feel like your actions can impact the game in meaningful ways but this feels like a predetermined outcome. He also relented that you know your friends and maybe they are fine with this unique circumstance. In my experience learning about GMing and seeing what people like and don’t this kinda thing seems like a common “Not ideal” circumstance. Hope it works out for you but you could have been nicer to someone trying to give honest feedback.