Hei AmazingBender
I guess you noticed, the problem with the running in circles has been patched
I think your main problem really is the champion. I'd swap him for a guardian or replace another one. I recently did hardmode sg with guardian, captain, minstrel, burglar, hunter and runekeeper.
When playing the other group (warden, hunter, runekeeper, minstrel, loremaster und champion) is use the bear as a pet. It doesn't die quickly.
Is it allowed to hunt at ettenmoors? I didn't go there yet. I don't want to harass other players.
About the group skill setups: Very hard to explain in a forum what I all did
Let's try, but you anyway cannot copy it 'cos it developed with my way of playing the game. I already posted a few hints how I play. And as you can see in my .xml file, I use a g15 keyboard.
1. Prefight or at startup --> buffs (using about 3 keys to buff my group with pressing them several times (steps in isboxer))
2. Start of fight: y --> ranged skill with warden/guardian (javelin or bow), rest of group makes debuffs
3. Then normally follows a combinations of pressing: q, e, r, x, c and I unlock char specials with shift+a, shift+s, shift+d, shift+1, shift+2, shift+3 --> of course every char does something and I often use several steps with the other chars so they won't activate a skill which is on cooldown.
4. Some keys are reserved for certain actions
--> e.g. Stuns are activated from f or shift+f, sometimes in rotation, so not every chars stuns at the same time.
--> Taunt skills or on pet-chars aggro loose are acivated with alt+q, alt+w or alt+e
--> The g7, g8 and g9 keys I only use when in healing mode with the minstrel (yes, I can activate it with a key)
--> If I need a potion: alt+a, alt+s, ctrl+1 ... ctrl+4 --> disadvantage: every char takes the potion
--> End of fight abilities: § --> e.g. champion or captain
--> conjuctions --> put them on the numbers keyboard, e.g. num 9 is 3 green 3 blue. I press it 3 times, 1st action to select guardian/wardens target, 2nd action 3 chars press green and 3rd action 3 chars press blue. It works out around 95% of the time. I also programed a few streets which is quite fun and works way better than in normal groups.
Well, atm I'm doing the Moria Inis, build up my group with lv75 weapons, but I'm a bit low on money. I don't see how to get high end equip multiboxing atm 'cos there is only one 6man instance in ROI and this one is really tough. But anyway there is always something to do. Just today I tried the watcher, but failed. Probably I'll go to Nurz Gashu once for fun
So, hope I could help you. I'll check back in a few days.