It’s now available on Steam with a 90 percent discount for just £2.99. Similarly, on PSN and Xbox it’s £4.49.
Back in January, Crystal Dynamics announced that support for the live-service game would end on 30th September this year and will no longer be available to purchase after this date. Its final update was at the end of March.
I don’t know about the timers but there are no microtransactions now. Everything locked behind a paywall is now available at the start.