Would really like to see Separatist huges become competitive, and I think something like this would really help them:

Central Control Computer:

Unique
Damage Reduction 10 (Whenever this character takes damage, reduce the damage dealt by 10. Attacks with lightsabers ignore this special ability.)
Machinery (Industrial Repair removes damage from this character)
Droid (Immune to critical hits; not subject to commander effects)
Transmit Orders (At the start of the skirmish, choose a Unique ally whose name contains Grievous, Dooku, or Ventress. That character is considered to be within range of allies’ commander effects, and its own commander effects have unlimited range. Also choose Disciplined Leader or Willing to Serve. For the rest of the skirmish, the chosen character gains the chosen ability.)
Emplacement (Cannot move or be moved. Set up anywhere on your half of the battle map.)

This way you would have a guaranteed Commander effect for your droids from Grievous. Alternatively something like:

Techno Union Technician
Backup protocols: (Huge Separatist droid characters in your squad are always subject to Commander effects regardless of range. Commander effects which apply to Huge droid characters cannot be suppressed)

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( I have 3 bins full of minis in my garage, that sit there and never see the light of day )

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The "pay" is minimal, but not quite zero. Probably half hour or less of work.

I have tried and it's definitely one of the stronger squads but it's also just too costly and more handicapped by the map lists than anything. My best luck has been with:

--Dragons--
55 Sev'rance Tann
76 Droid Starfighter in Walking Mode x2
30 Nute Gunray
15 Lok Durd
13 Passel Argente
9 Battle Droid Officer

Preferred Reinforcements:
(Nute Gunray) 19 BX Commando Droid Spotter

Preferred Reserves:
(Nute Gunray) 12 Haor Chall Engineer
(Nute Gunray) 8 B2 Super Battle Droid

(198pts. 8 activations)

OR best with NR-99
Triple-Tap-Tank--
65 NR-N99 Droid Enforcer
36 Darth Sidious
20 C1-10P "Chopper"
20 General Whorm Loathsom
19 Lando Calrissian, Galactic Entrepreneur
13 Passel Argente
10 Squib Trader
9 Battle Droid Officer
8 R7 Astromech Droid

(200pts. 9 activations)

Not bad squads on paper or on an open map as there are great boosts to huges but their biggest weaknesses are:

-Being Huge, this is why I try to advocate for at least one map list being all huge friendly or else they have a heck of a time getting around, somewhat mitigated by forward posistioning but again that is more cost added just to get them into the fight.
-shut down by Bastilla/disruption/distraction, you name it but these huge guys have a lot more surface area to be based by pieces that shut it down let alone can't do a thing against Bastilla. It's too bad when there are some great CEs for these guys but they just don't get to use them half of the time. I think this could be corrected somewhat with something like this:
http://www.bloomilk.com/Custom/27648/central-control-computer
Or alternatively an ability like "Hardwired orders: Commander effects in your squad that affect Huge Droids cannot be suppressed. At the start of the skirmish choose one allied Separatist Commander, that character gains Disciplined Leader for the rest of the skirmish.
-super stealth, somewhat mitigated by Tann but again pricey
-low damage output, this can be corrected slightly by Lok Durd, but you see the theme here, trying to fit in the commanders that make these guys better starts adding up very quickly.
-fewer activations and large size means these guys often get stuck behind doors, trader can help but then there goes your activation, I have a potential fix for this at the end

But they are better now than they have been in the past and I am tempted to bring them to next years regional (almost did this year but between the cool new Father piece and the map list I didn't feel I would get to far)

But they are just not competitive yet. However another interesting option for them which I would love to see as it combines two of my favourite builds is something along the lines of:
http://www.bloomilk.com/Custom/27317/general-kalani

+1 great list

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+1000
I want just straight up updates to pieces that aren't usable anymore, e.g. sith trooper, dark jedi, dark side enforcer, Old Republic Jedi Knight, trooper, guard, so many more... that's just a start. Looking at you Arcona smuggler. Young Boba is another good example that be helped a lot by just adding EDIT*Mercenary*

This is interesting.
I did not know there was this much information already out. Should we be moving towards this direction? At least for some factions? until more info comes out for some of the other factions?
You think Republic, Rebels, Separatist, and Imperial should all be fine to take this route. It does make sense.
I will be reading Lords of the Sith on your recommendation sometimes this summer.

We have a Bacta Tank. What more could the galaxy ask for?

I think we're to late in the game to add equipments. The holocron was contraversial because many people feel the same way I do. Some of the issues were solved because although it is somewhat of an equipment, you can replace attacks in order to kill it. There have been designers that have wanted the exact thing you do Donny, the initial idea for the holocron was an equipment I believe. However, one overarching goal the v-sets has is to keep the game similar to how wizards left it.

Equipments would add a whole nother level of depth and complication to a game that is already so complicated. That's just my opinion though..

--It Might Be Good--
65 NR-N99 Droid Enforcer
36 Darth Sidious
24 Commando Droid Captain
20 General Whorm Loathsom
16 Poggle the Lesser
9 Battle Droid Officer
9 Ugnaught Demolitionist x3
14 Geonosian Drone x7