We need to remember the context of some of these achievements.

FFXIV is designed to last a long time. If these achievements are not to fade into obsolescence, they must also stand the test of time. If I recall correctly, the devs have it on record that they do not expect anyone to get some of the current achievements until some time next year. 500,000 company seals? Yeah, it'll come, just not in the next few months if you're a sane player and when it does come, carrying around that shield reward will turn heads. Getting these achievements allows you to stand out not as good player, but a committed player over a longer period of time. And in a community like this, that commands some respect.

In light of this, there is only one class of achievements I'm having trouble getting my head around:
- Gil from enemies (barely anything drops gil and the achievements use the same levels as the leve rewards category)


Meanwhile, my current target is to get the Lily and Serpent Ring by delivering 5000 provisioning items to the Twin Adder. After about a week of playing about 4 hours per evening, I'm 13% of the way there. It will come...