Royals actually aren't horrible. They take a bit to break in, and are very squirrelly at first but once you do they turn nice. Not my favorite truck but royal has been around like 20 years now.
I've got ventures on my board (Indy 94a conical on top and stock venture bushing on bottom)
I have royal raw 5.25s on my zip zinger. I decided to throw the extra 94a Indy bushings on top and the stock royal bushings on bottom.
Just from standing on my zip zinger with that truck and bushing setup in my kitchen it feels and turns really nicely.
I bought the royals cause they were cheap. I sometimes get caught up in being a loyalist to one brand or another but it's really nice when I get out of that and enjoy trying something new