My sentiments exactly. Small and floody or big and throwy seems to be the way things are going. Unfortunately, it appears that XP-E size dies have reached their efficiency limit. I hope i'm wrong about that but I'm glad that I stocked up on XR-E Fenixes and XP-E Quarks while I had the chance.
Brightnorm
The 2 XP-G lights I have are very floody, but then again, one is a AAA light and the other is a little CR2 Mini and they are supposed to be floody.
Anyhow, I'm super happy with my R2 Quarks and Olight M20s. Comparing beamshots on line and testimonials the R2s seem to throw better than the XP-G upgrades of these lights, and are almost as bright.
I do want a Quark Turbo WW someday, though. But, money is tight now and there are newer designs and LEDs about to come out soon. By the time they are out and all the bugs are worked out perhaps I'll buy a new light. Perhaps I may still want the Turbo WW and not something newer. Hope they will still be available.