I used the Uni-Ball Vision Elite rollerball from 7th grade to my first year of college (1 year ago, when I got a fountain pen). The bold point tip (0.8mm) lays down tons of ink, and the ball glides across paper smoothly.
I don't have a very expensive fountain pen, but to me writing feels just as good with the rollerball as it does with the fountain pen. One can feel a difference between the two, but IMO neither is 'better' than the other, and I still enjoy using the rollerball when I have to do so (they are better for extended journeys due to ink capacity, don't leak if you store them up-side-down, have anti-fraud ink, and are airplane safe).
The Vision Elites feel noticeably better to me than the Pilot G2 gel pens which I see many people using.