Gustave´s skill tree (spoilers)

[surly king]

Did they do that on purpose to mislead people like me into thinking (and hoping) he´s coming back? I honestly lost all interest as soon as I realized how hard I had been coping by the time act 3 began.
What was even the point of killing him off? And then the other guy, who looks suspiciously similar, starts romancing the leftovers like half a day later, like what? Who greenlit this?

[Bad Player]

I did.