Does any else hate the (campaign carry) meta?

If there's one thing the campaign event has reminded me, it's how much more awesome campaigns are when everyone as at a similar level!

It's like back when I started the game, leveling everyone evenly, each stage was an actual tactical puzzle, and different characters shined in different levels (even the 'trash' ones!).

But now that I have learned the Wise Ways of the Campaign Carry Meta, campaigns aren't like this at all. There's not much fun in crushing half the map with your carry, and then trying to find the three hexes where your iron Age grots can be safe.

Is it just me?

The thing that really sucks is that I can't even solve this problem even if I want to, because upgrading back markers requires so many damn badges (esp if you want them to be tactically interesting). I'm pushing Octarius now with a level 30 boss active, and almost everyone else stuck at level 8 skills because of a chronic lack of uncommon xenos badges...

So I guess this is also an appreciation post for the campaign events. I haven't done much in this one (too busy farming scrap and TA...), but it's been fun when I've bothered. I love the rarity caps I think it's an awesome feature. And being able to borrow characters is good too (wish I could borrow Jain zar and maugan ra...).