These enemies have obviously been balanced around there still being older mechanics that the player can’t adhere to anymore, such as stagger, and their attack patterns are such as they only really “work” (and by work I mean feel good to play against), with stagger, and opportunities to halt their assault.
Without stagger (which was removed in a knee-jerk fashion) they’re just not fun to play against. And seeing as it doesn’t seem like stagger is returning.