Why is this even being discussed?
Q: Will you wipe gil from our characters or change the currency with the launch of ARR?

A: No, there won't be a gil wipe. However, we do currently have plans to decrease the max digit by 1 (999,999,999 > 99,999,999)

It says no gil wipe. It says max digit. This is as plain as it gets. It doesnt say everyone will be reduced by one digit. It plainly says max digit. The only people affected by this are people with more than 100mil. Store it on retainer or a mule. Really people?