I've been DEEP into the LPVO game going back to the mid/late 2000's first gen Short Dot 1-4x. There are very few that I haven't tested at the tier level of the Razor HD II and up.
You can't paint every LPVO with a broad brush. I've used some FFP's that were plenty forgiving, and SFP's that tight and unforgiving. One such example is the Short Dot 1.1-4x20 CQB FFP vs the 1.1-4x24 Short Dot LE SFP. The later in SFP is way less forgiving than its FFP brother. There are other examples but that is the plainest apples-to-apples comparison I can make from the same mfg.
It's all about the construction, dimensions, etc. You won't know what you don't know until you get behind it, and that still won't give you a complete picture until you take it out and use it. "Window box" reviews are the plague of the optics world.
FFP really doesn't come into its own until maybe 8x...and its use and viability in a LPVO is greatly dependent upon several factors. The most critical (in my opinion) is reticle design. If the mfg. in question doesn't have access to LED/Aimpoint/Short Dot/Flash dot tech and is reliant upon heavy illumination of the reticle (or similar variation), a circle-dot is almost mandatory to be perceived as a "dot" at 1x for any hope of close-up use. Where a lot of people screw up the 1-8x FFP is in their duplex lines. Most people today want to skeletonize these when they should be using them as a mainstay for the 1x setting and creating a more or less simplified German #7 or a sort of "floating" dot centered between bold posts at the 3,6, and 9 o'clock positions. Leupold did this on the CQBSS, S&B did it on the 1.5-8x26, and NF is doing it. Good on them.
While my general use optics often stay on the lowest power and my long-range toys stay at 8-12x, I use my entire magnification range. I think people sell themselves short in not doing so. I know 4-6x is my max magnification for wobble in attempting distance without support. I know 1.5-2.5x has served me well for warrant services for giving me a broad picture of the scene, but more than the naked eye. And I don't know how many times I've been at an observation post dialing in and out not paying attention to my mag ring and settle on some oddball 5.5x or 7x setting to get a building side in FOV.
Another problem I constantly see is people's lack of context on the use of LPVO's or precision optics in general. There are a lot of people that are late to the party (and that's fine) that only know things like the Leupold MK 6 or Razor HD II. If something automatically does not afford them the same visual experience, it's often dismissed. Marginally less forgiveness in they eye box or eye relief does not mean an optic is unusable.
It's all a balancing act. Know what you need and what you can sacrifice.