The co-founder of the studio behind Judas has confirmed that the upcoming sci-fi shooter will remain true to its classic single-player shooter origins, opting to focus on exceptional storytelling instead of gimmicks like live-service gameplay or potentially predatory microtransactions. https://www.notebookcheck.net/You-buy-the-game-and-you-get-the-whole-thing-New-FPS-from-Bioshock-creator-forgoes-microtransactions-and-live-service-for-old-school-experience.1056528.0.html
Just a minor nitpick, but: I would like to point out that microtransactions live service features are not "popular". Popular means favorable with the people, and that is definitely not the case. They are favorable with distributor CEOs and investors, but normal gamers hate them with a passion.