I run a lot of LPVO's (1-4 and 1-6's) and I still like them for positive target ID, but on the carbine I run for run and gun, I switched back to my Eotech this winter. Man sized targets out to 150 or so are still easy hits, it's fast, and as soon as I get in a wierd position (shooting around something, or crouching cand shooting from cover) the eye box constraints of a magnified optic really get in the way.
For a "home defense" gun I am back to 1x red dots with nice big windows. Keep your head up and both eyes open.
For a "general purpose " rifle that you might need to observe things or hunt animals, a 1-6x is still pretty handy, and the Primary Arms ACSS's linked above are great choices.
An Eotech XPS2 ain't cheap, but man they work. (Full disclosure: I have a handful of PA microdots on my toys, because I have a budget too)