I think this game has an amazing world to explore. And when I have a bit of time and I want to play in an immersive way, at those times I don’t use the WP’s. When time is limited and I really do want to accomplish certain things within that time, I use them.
I remember playing games that had few or no ways to “zip” around. EQOA, FFXI, Lineage 2, and others. There is definitely something to what the OP is saying, but on the other hand the lack of choice in those games, as far as travel goes, also felt very limiting and needlessly time wasting.
In this game you can always choose to not use the WP’s.