The ores and metals don't bother me. I just want to bring my wolves into a fight or when exploring a different biome. I do like they can guard your structures, makes them useful when you're building. I definitely don't care about portalling to bosses. I normally play by myself and having a wolf companion to fight by your side wherever you go is cool, in my opinion. To me it gives another layer to the game. In a fight you're not just focusing on your own survival and when you're exploring other places it doesn't feel as lonely. Befriending the critters of the land, whether it's for food or helping you fight or getting around. Lox would be tricky. Just because they're so big. Feels like their use is strictly regulated to plains biome for fuling raids and such.