After playing through Nexelerin with every faction mod that's currently available for 9.1a, with Varya's and all extensions, Ruthless Sector, etc. pp., I am coming by to say: Thank you for the Great Houses gear and ships. They have become absolute mainstays of my fleet, and never failed to perform admirably - and the Dominators with the AI's tendency to ram EVERYTHING, including Star Fortresses, have been a constant source of entertainment. I've seen a Dominator SLAM into wreckage and kill an enemy frigate with the makeshift projectile that created.
If the GH get more kit, heck, if they become their own faction, I will not be sad at all.
Thanks so much, Nia. You're a good noodle.