I'd prefer if they did get rid of anima for that system. The regeneration is far too slow to rely on. But chocobos could still be useful if they put chocobos by every camp like they did with the crags in FFXI. Unless the area you want to go to is near the camp then there is no need for a chocobo, but if that camp is the closest spot to the area but still far you could buy a chocobo then.