[mendicantB]

This is not a good generalization. I've usually only seen this issue with optimization problems when:

1) You haven't played with parameters 2) Implementation is not correct (usually the case with genetic algos, since it requires a reasonable amount of domain expertise vs say GD)

[mendicantB]

Copped out when called out. Deleted comment said GAs were bad search algos and tend to get stuck at local minima.