For most of my uses, a relatively floody beam that is powerful enough to have some good reach, is my preference.
This is exemplified by the Malkoff Wildcat.
It is a relatively floody triple-emitter light that has a fairly broad beam. But that beam is controlled sufficiently to also reach out to about 150 yards distance. This gives me a good combination of width and distance that meets my needs very well. It is very unusual that I actually need any beam to reach more than 150 yards in my uses. If I do need that, I have a different light which I would take if I planned to encounter any long distance needs.
As for really long distance lights, I find that I only need enough throw for the distances that I can actually see detail with the naked eye. I don't plan to use binoculars at night to see where my light beam is illuminating. Typically 250-300 yards is all I will ever use a flashlight for, in terms of distance, unless I was on a boat looking for a shoreline or something like that. And for that, we have radar.