I do not care about angry people but conscripts were NEVER a mainline infantry. Since the release of this game, they never have been.
What are you talking about?
In the first year of the game (before infantry lethality changes), 7-con builds were pretty standard.
When the PPSH/Radio Intercept commander was added, it was pretty normal to see both players in a 2v2 go PPSH cons.
Cons have been and should be mainline infantry.