Damn I was going to offer to help but it seems you alredy have people. Plus I don't know the maps very well.
Well when the damage is lowered, if you get taken by surprise, you have a chance to fight back, rather than auto-death like in most cases. Plus...
Well I was doing it fine yesterday... When did this problem start for you? And I know it's a stupid question, but are you trying to float stuff...
To be honest, the current modded maps are pretty pointless anyway. I mean sure you can mess around assassinating stationary NPCs but that's it.
Hey I just joined after seeing the link on bungie.net and I have to say I'm glad I did. After seeing the forge 101 techniques they helped me...