Originally posted by Midas:

Well, how many actions you can take consecutively is determined by max stamina, though it depends on play style how much mileage that actually afford you.

It doesn't so much depend on play style as it does on fight duration which depends on monster hit points. If you go up against a monster that takes 20 to 30 hits to finish off, then the initial few extra actions from a starting high stamina can only buy you a few extra actions at the start (if you're willing to deplete your stamina to zero that is). After the first few actions, you're spending most of that fight limited by regen rate, not max cap.