Journey to Un'Goro, we said last week, "is Hearthstone's best expansion since the League of Explorers." And it seems that we're not the only ones to think so. Blizzard revealed on Battle.net today that more than 70 million players have now signed up for Hearthstone, and that following the launch of Un'Goro it had "more players playing together on the same day—around the whole world—than at any point in its history!"
"We’re humbled and grateful that so many players have chosen to join us for some Hearthstone fun," the studio wrote. "As our way of saying thanks, starting today through the end of May, everyone who logs in will receive three free Journey to Un’Goro card packs. Yup! Everyone! Even new players! Just log in to claim your bonus packs!"
It's a nice gesture, even if it is perhaps motivated in part by complaints, as Tim mentioned in his Un'Goro overview, that Hearthstone is becoming a little more expensive to play than some folks like. It's an issue that Brian Kibler dug into in more detail in a recent Omnislash video, in which he said that while the actual cost of Hearthstone hasn't changed (for American players, at least), there's a perception of an increase due to "the shift to three expansions per year"—although that doesn't have any impact on how much it costs to simply play Journey to Un'Goro.
In April, a Redditor ran the numbers and found that it costs an average of $400 to complete the new set.
