Fly in the ointment time.
So apparently I had at one time Gold status. I'm not sure how, because I've never bought or paid a sub for Champions Online. But the character I created back then is listed as Gold, and I can't play her until I convert her to Silver.
The conversion to Silver consists of a "retcon" (that's the term they use), and can only be done once per character. It changes the archetype completely. So basically, if you have a Gold archetype that you haven't paid to have access to in Silver, you will lose access to said archetype.
This was not made as clear as I'd like in the FAQ I linked earlier.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
So apparently I had at one time Gold status. I'm not sure how, because I've never bought or paid a sub for Champions Online. But the character I created back then is listed as Gold, and I can't play her until I convert her to Silver.
The conversion to Silver consists of a "retcon" (that's the term they use), and can only be done once per character. It changes the archetype completely. So basically, if you have a Gold archetype that you haven't paid to have access to in Silver, you will lose access to said archetype.
This was not made as clear as I'd like in the FAQ I linked earlier.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs