2.5 secs. It’s more than enough. 5 secs is too much.
I agree with your argument.
But keep in mind we already have negative stamina. You can’t put 5s on top of that.
Spear is no longer meta and it’s much easier to run out of stamina now, especially if you use a greataxe. 2.5s seems balanced. Devs made it 1s. Better than nothing, but it still falls short.