First i have not read all the posts in this thread tbh

About teleporting, well i think SE made it this way to shorten the time of travelling. We all know that all the regions in xiv are HUGE (Bigger than Meriphataud Mountains in XI) so basically their idea is to shorter the time between zones.What i mean imagine the game without teleport for just 1min and trust me you will say "Stupid Game".I admit that SE have failed in the teleporting system and they should have made it after the introduction of the chocobos and airships as a magic spell. Or make anima as an award for some leves.
So basically my point here teleporting is made to shorten your time travel.If you would like to see the nature and explore the areas explore its ok do it.