But, you're saying "Bring back polestagger"...
I'm saying there was no reason to remove it if they were going to leave things in like the 2h stab animation (being 80 length, the longest animation in the game), or leaving arrow stagger, or leaving knockdown. if they are going to remove it, they should remove all these other wonky mechanics at the same time to be consistent.
I personally don't mind it being gone but at the same time I didn't think it made much difference to leave it in the game. I never got an extra hit on someone when they got staggered, and I never got hit twice by someone because they staggered me. Sure when I staggered someone or got staggered then teammates would get a "free" hit in, but I don't think it would have been much different than if they got hit with any weapon and were temporarily staggered (every weapon "staggers" people, just that polestagger and arrow stagger effects lasted longer).
I don't see a justifiable reason it was removed other than people bitching and complaining about it. But my standpoint still remains, the game is pretty well balanced, no nerfs/buffs or game play mechanic changes need to be made to balance the classes. When someone cries about something being OP, it almost always is because they weren't using the right tactics, equipment, or teamwork to overcome the problem.