I have wonderful news for you. Change these values in your ServerSettings.ini file:

From:

StaminaOnConsumeRegenPause=0.100000
StaminaOnExhaustionRegenPause=0.100000

To:

StaminaOnConsumeRegenPause=1.500000
StaminaOnExhaustionRegenPause=5.000000

And it will revert the stamina regeneration closer to what it used to be. Still won’t be able to get full combos in without a grit investment, but with how much damage players deal and with how much health NPCs have, its not too bad.