First off, I agree with you that the developers should avoid poorly thought out achievements. Unfortunately, Once the achievement is out there, they are not going to change it. I have found, as more of an achievement gatherer than hunter, you just have to decide which achievements are worth your time. In the end, playing…
As anyone in IT knows, every single time a system is left alone it crashes. So they schedule maintenance every week, turn off the servers and everyone can leave the data center and catch a movie or something. ;)