I'm 6 years late, but gotta give my 2 cents here.
This feels like some sort of messed up syndrome by parents. A lot of us remember back then of wanting to play Doom because it was scary and edgy, not because it was fluffy and cute. The latter would actually push our younger self away.
It really feels like some sort of guilty, misguided projection.
Can attest to Blaz feeling out of his depth in some maps, especially those that are slaughter-heavy. Due to his melee-centric design, his melee attacks don't feel adequate in dealing with huge hordes of enemies (think Okuplok, Death in Excess, Rush). He lacks the power and AoE needed to have a similar impact that the rocket launcher and BFG does.
These days I prefer to play on the Knave difficulty for a more casual playthrough, and somehow it's still quite easy for Blaz to be overwhelmed by a horde.
