The stamina thing, that's understandable why someone would quit, but I think they added it in so people couldn't no life the game, plus when you get to like level 40-50, you won't really be running dungeons that often (or playing that often), and it's unlimited on weekends.
Wow you haven't played in years xD.
You mean Ara? And the character they added after her was Elesis I think (or Add) I forgot.
I had a Veteran Commander Raven, a Infinity Sword Elsword, and a Rune Slayer Elsword.