I think that teleportion should come late in the story line. I think the FFXIV modes of travel should progress as follows:

Start on foot
get a chocobo
get some other cool mount
air ship access
teleport lastly.

We need mind blowing lore connected to teleportation. In a world where people begin admiring the people riding around on giant yellow chickens, teleportation should be achieved when your character has earned a god-like status, or discovered gods own form of transportation dormant and needs to reactivate it somehow.

Currently, teleportation is handed out; it cheapens the value of Eorzea to that of thin used tissue paper. Geographic progression of any RPG is so very important; don't cheapen it with hand outs or simplistic lore.