I think a lot of people are using suboptimal germination methods. Heating pads and paper towels are more trouble than they're worth, imo-heating pads cook more seeds than they help sprout, and paper towels are an unnecessary step with no upside, but several potential downsides. Keep it simple-plant direct to media, keep moist like a wrung out sponge, not wet, don't soak fresh seeds (soak older seeds for no longer than 12 hours), keep at 80 degrees under a mild light 24/7. Do all those things, and make sure your temps are stable and the seeds don't dry out (or get too wet) and your success rate will skyrocket. It's easy for new growers to get off track with all the bad germination info available and then blame the breeder. According to my records, out of the past 25 seeds I've grown from 12 different breeders, I've had one not germinate. It was a pale, puny underdeveloped s1 and I had a feeling it wouldn't sprout from the beginning. My last two in-house strains popped in 24 hours.