As much as I love the achievements...

[KiriA500]

Good thing you don't have to do those!

[Inaaca]

Good thing you don't have to do those!

You do if you want any of the Luminary tools.

[Mirana]

You do if you want any of the Luminary tools.

You want it? Get on with it.

[Inaaca]

I'm not even 50 in a DoH/DoL yet, but even I can understand the frustration that OP is dealing with.

If you started levelling a DoH or DoL before achievements were introduced, you effectively have to go back and do one or (many) more achievements AGAIN as if you hadn't before, because you've likely already done them but they weren't accounted for when you did.

Very frustrating, grueling and extremely time consuming.

[Haru]

Extremely time consuming.

Spot on the money
They want people to have a goal because that keeps them playing.

[Matsume]

Spot on the money
They want people to have a goal because that keeps them playing.

Square Enix IS a for profit corporation after all...

[Denmo]

Another topic that is essentially, "I played FFXIV too much too early! Now the game's all different and it's forcing me to *insert seemingly negative thing here*. I should be entitled to *insert seemingly positive thing here*!!"

Good thing I'm a casual player!

[darkstarpoet1]

Another topic that is essentially, "I played FFXIV too much too early! Now the game's all different and it's forcing me to *insert seemingly negative thing here*. I should be entitled to *insert seemingly positive thing here*!!"

Good thing I'm a casual player!

/sarcasm on
yeah why would someone that completed something in this game want credit for doing something in this game? the entitlement some people have. i can't believe people think doing something in xiv would expect to be given credit for doing something in xiv.
/sarcasm off

[syntaxlies]

it is dumb that they are not retro active. Good thing the luminary dol tools are pointless with no grade 6.

[KiriA500]

You do if you want any of the Luminary tools.

If you want the tools, then you do the achievements. If you don't want them, then you don't do the achievements.

The achievements are only worth doing if you want the reward that comes with it.