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I think Necrons are still part of the big four but I don't think they're a top tier army.
I cringe in tournaments because I know it's going to be a low scoring game even if I win, Necrons simply can't be broken.
Tau break if you can kill off all their Marker Drones.
Eldar break if you kill off their Psykers or kill their bikes before they get moving.
Guard break when you kill their tanks.
Orks break when you kill their Stompa or a few characters.
Space Marines break when you stuff up their game plan.
Necrons don't have linchpins and their tactics usually consist of 'March to objectives and sit on them'.

Big 4 isn't really important since only 3 armies are dominating the competitive scene (Eldar, SM, Daemons).

 CrownAxe wrote:
Big 4 isn't really important since only 3 armies are dominating the competitive scene (Eldar, SM, Daemons).

I kind of agree, but at the same time, the 40k competitive scene is terrible. I would much rather look at a casual/semi-competitive environment for comparison.

If you only take into account the competitive scene, then nothing compares to Eldar, Supah Fwends, and Invis-stars.