It seems that you are lazy on more than just weekends. Not everyone is like that and needs a “practical difference” to do things.
Damn Myth Busters!!!
Ogg is a lossy formar, Wav is not. They are not compatible.
The question should be “Flac or Wav?” And the answer is Flac, unless you need some kind of old compatibility.
They were clones, aside from Mafia, almost none was worth it.
But “Doom clone” was actually a “Doom like” game, the genre grew quick.