Quote Originally Posted by Raikki View Post
Think of ARR gil as a new currency. Call it "Yoshi gil" in your head if it helps. Think of your current gil as "Tanaka gil". FFXIV:ARR doesn't accept Tanaka gil. Think of it as a foreign country. To spend your money there you need to have your Tanaka gil converted to the local currency, Yoshi gil. The conversion rate is 10 Tanaka gil to 1 Yoshi gil.

lol great explanation there