I will say this, though- it's a LOT better than Wolvden. It's not just pay to play in terms of expansion, but also in terms of having more than like... five wolves.

At least with Lorwolf, their stamina regenerates instead of decreasing, and they don't die/run away. Food is easy to come by, so it's easy to keep them fed, and you can swap between wolves for various jobs/exploring.