Some might argue that being able to instant move yourself around the world is against the adventuring spirit of old school MMORPGs like FFXI since you can instantly pass up everything you might have seen traveling.

I would actually argue that being able to teleport around is more for that spirit since the time spent getting to where you want to be can be used exploring where you are instead. Back when I used to camp Eastern Shadow for his bow I absolutely hated the jog out to Fei Yin but loved running around the zone. If I could have teleported directly to Fei Yin I definitely felt like my time spent in game was more meaningful.