Well the Boar I tried was certainly scritchy as it left welts across my face, that's how bad it was. Was one of my Son's no name el-cheapo that resembled a wire brush more than a shaving brush. Not a fair way to judge things I guess as it's quite likely not an indicator of what a decent boar is like. I think I will maybe try another Boar when I get the chance, to be fair.
I like stiff, I don't hate floppy soft and I've got a couple synths that give that but I do like decent backbone, don't mind a bit of scritch, nice for exploiting but something that literally feels like it's made of sticks rather than hair is too harsh for my baby face. But I do pretty much like every badger I've tried so far. That said it's not like I have tried dozens of different brushes lol, I'm very much a novice/newbie.