Most modern players on Steam are running v.2.10 or higher (including Atlantis and Eternal Embers). So why seek out v.1.47? Three reasons:
In v.1.47, the Rune Mastery was powerful but not yet nerfed. Skills like Rune Weapon: Magical Charge scaled multiplicatively with Intelligence, making hybrid Strength/Intelligence builds (e.g., Rune + Earth) viable for Legendary difficulty. Later patches capped these interactions. Most modern players on Steam are running v
The Anniversary Edition's 64-bit engine was solid, but v.1.47 lacks the additional texture packs and particle effects of later updates. On older laptops (Windows 7/8.1), this version runs smoothly where v.2.x stutters. making hybrid Strength/Intelligence builds (e.g.