Yeah, I don't think their strains are hard to grow. They're reliable as well. I think their was an animal line (animal cookies ?) that got pushed to the curb 3 or 4 years ago due to hermies but that's it. I've just seen his seeds go from selling at $80 for 12 seeds to $300 for 12 seeds. I have no problem with that at all, get what you can. I'm just not growing out another purple punch or cookie hybrid, the pot isn't that good. Anyway, not trying to rain on anyone's parade. The Platinum Scout v2 did yield well for me if someone's looking for something that can produce huge buds with lots of trichomes.I've personally noticed that alot of in house genetics gear usually turns out top shelf by end of flower. But the strains certainly seem to take a bit more finesse to thrive. Not that there what I would consider challenging. But I certainly wouldnt reccomend them for beginners. I have only grown there feminized gear. I currently have a couple Platinum X PKM regs going that I just confirmed were female so maybe they will grow a bit more aggressively. Over all though there one of the most reliable breeders when I'm looking to harvest nothing but top shelf and when I'm not shooting for huge yields