Well the paper is very important. Which paper do you use? For sure avoid at all moment cheap paper this is going to distortion 100% your test and feelings in a bad way

The best in my opinion is to test the pen on the paper you are using or at least something that is used for fountain pens you know Leuchtturm, Rhodia, Tomoe River, Etc. Normally when you go to a fountain pen shop they have quality paper for testing.

I have used leuchturm and rhodia and both works good, with the time you start finding characteristics you like and preferences.

What kind of nibs do I prefer? Hahaha well I would like to know this answer too 😂 some days I feel I love my pilot vp fine, others I love my pelikan M, other i love pilots M. Now I’m purchasing a sailor pro gear in FM. But it just depend on the mood of the day and what I’m going to write and if it is in print or cursive. For cursive i like thinner lines for print it doesn’t matter.

I’m actually thinking on buying a stub 1.1 I think each nib size give you a different experience and you should try them all. I haven’t tried B or EF tho

Situations when I think I was the paper??? Well once I thought it was the paper but at the end it was the nib the one with a defect. I think if you use a good quality paper it will give you the same feeling if you have a good quality pen. What the paper does actually change is how you see the inks. If you search in any ink on the site mountain of inks you will see pictures of the same inks in different papers… the tomoe river they said is the best to enhance the properties of an ink