I owned NL in 8 and 12. I also had the ATX/BTX system and my backpack spotter was an ATS.
But I looked at where I hunt and how much time I spend behind glass. If I was sitting for hours on end, I’d still have all of that.
I mostly bow hunt and that in a lot of timber. For me, all that money wasn’t necessary.
I sold all of it and now have Maven B series 8 and 12. Vortex UHD 18x56. Maven S.2 small spotter. And an Athlon Cronus G2 big spotter.
I won’t for one second say that any of those are as “good” as Swarovski but they are good.
Plus I added thousands onto my mortgage after buying it all which knocked several years off my loan term.
I’d say consider your needs and go with it. It’s popular to hate on Vortex but the reality is that they make a damn fine mid tier product that is more than enough for most people. But only you can answer that. If you want the very best, NL it is. And hell, sometimes it’s just great to buy whatever it is you want and enjoy it.