As a very occasional gamer (~1-2 hours per week with the occasional weekend binge) I love achievements. I have immediately accepted that I will never achieve very many of them, but always read the entire list. Doing so gives me a good idea of the dimension of the game beyond simply finishing the content. I inevitably find a handful of achievements that inform my game play. Without reading about the achievements, I would never experience much of the challenge that the game makers put in the game because I simply don't spend enough time in game to stumble over it and rarely engage the social aspects.
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As a very occasional gamer (~1-2 hours per week with the occasional weekend binge) I love achievements. I have immediately accepted that I will never achieve very many of them, but always read the entire list. Doing so gives me a good idea of the dimension of the game beyond simply finishing the content. I inevitably find a handful of achievements that inform my game play. Without reading about the achievements, I would never experience much of the challenge that the game makers put in the game because I simply don't spend enough time in game to stumble over it and rarely engage the social aspects.