Oh yes. Cons got buffed and now people ask for Penals to get something more. And the vicious cycle for power creep continues...
PPSH on Penals would require aggressive play which would be costly, loss of AT and no easy way to close in outside of using clown car. However it gives the player choice as to conscript spam or Penal opening while leaving the opponent guessing. People keep complaining about mirrored factions but don't want anything different.