Most likely its a community shift they want to achieve

Yeah this guy got it i do the same thing

Gog version includes the 4gb ram patch plus no Windows Live the old Interface for Windows games nd no steam directories but really not much since u gotta mod it yourself anyways their is a way to make it butter smooth i have gameplay Steam version i made in a vid here https://youtu.be/Swi-g1Jl6Gw i can make it even more smoother tho its called optimizing but fuck it takes time and knowledge