In FFXI even after years of playing and having nearly every outpost warp I still use Chocos for trips where it just doesn't make sense to go from current (Jeuno) > home nation (Windy) > OP > walk across 0~3 zones, same w/ the airships since as a windy native the odds of getting Ronf or Gusta in your OP list is just well ... not happening lol
It may do away w/ anima, but imho that wouldn't be a bad thing at all, insta-tele from anywhere to anywhere pretty much kills other forms of travel, unless u have poor anima management skills.
I miss my choco I spent so much time raising him ^^