Achievements and trophies are poorly implemented

You all know how addicting achievements can be. I, however, think it's a shoddy system lacking imagination. It could be so much better in every single way.

http://www.examiner.com/x-4157-Phoenix-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m4d8-Achievements-and-trophies-are-poorly-implemented

What do you all think? I'd rather have achievements and trophies that actually meant something.

In response to his repeated statements that you get nothing from achievements, I ask, "What do you get from gaming in general?" You get entertainment. Well, if people are being entertained by achievements, then they're accomplishing exactly what a hobby is supposed to accomplish. It's downright silly the way he talks about Halo's unlockable armor as if it's a real, tangible thing. It's not; it's just to show off, which is exactly what he criticizes Gamerscore for doing.

He also says that achievements should give you stuff in the game. Well, sure, why not. This isn't a new idea, though it would be nice if more games did this.

What do I get by unlocking trophies? An excuse to keep playing. This is especially useful for games that don't have MP.

I'm sorry. I hadn't considered all of this. I'll go fix the implementation right now.

Oh man how I love achievements. I think it was a stroke of genius by Microsoft. Anyway I think they are implemented just fine myself. I really like the ones that unlock a cool gamerpic.

Honestly I don't care for achievements. What I do like is when there is an achievement that makes for some interesting gameplay or makes you do something you wouldn't have thought about normally. But if I ever made a game I would give 1000 points for pressing start on the main menu just to piss everyone off.