[Nate]

I kinda like the unavoidable, story-based achievements. Not ridiculous amounts of them, and not put in places that aren't notable accomplishments in their own right, but they have their place. If nothing else, it's interesting to see how many players have made it how far through the game.

However, there should always be achievements that are more than that, that the player has to work to earn.

I've never really thought about it before, but I agree with the bit in bold. I do actually check out the acheivements lists on Steam to see other people's progress.