I've tried a few fancy pens, but still prefer my Pilot G2 07s.
I like Pilot G2 pens but unfortunately, they have a limited shelf life as the gel ink inside dries out.
I just found this out recently when I went to get some more "new" Pilot pens from my supply closet and noticed every one of them was dried out. I bought them 7 years ago. Various websites and youtube hacks suggested putting the tips in boiling water for a while to try and revive them but that didn't work.
I had 3 boxes of black, blue, and red Pilot pens so I guess that's about $30 wasted.
Many of the pens discussed here are very nice. If I bought a few, I'd want to keep them at home or in an office.
Pilot G2s, though, are everywhere. Sure they dry eventually, but you can buy refills, and I usually lose them or have them stolen before that happens anyways.
I wonder if you could make a pen humidor to prolong the ink's shelf life.
G2s used to be my favorite until I gave them a try.
Very smooth.
I've been a uniball signo 0.25 (math/subscripts) and 0.38 (text) fan for years now. It's one of the few pens that actually makes my handwriting better.
Yes the G2 is cheap, but evaluated along metrics of writing feel and ink quality the G2 is a fancy pen in my opinion. Everytime I pick up a G2 I enjoy the experience immensely.
I mean, I love my fountain pens more but the G2 deserves respect as a premium writing tool you can buy in grocery store.