G15, x-keys, repeating keypress function

[Nixi]

G1 key is programmed to "8 press down, 8 release, 9 press down, 9 release" I then set the key to repeat mode, where i press it and hold it to have it repeat and then release it to stop repeating.

From what I've read and learned so far I believe what I quoted might get you in trouble, getting two actions that trigger the global cooldown for 1 physical keypress (whether you are holding it down to spam it or pressing the G1 key only once). To my knowledge any non combat actions can be macro'd/programmed, etc. without problem, it's when the global cooldown is triggered that you need 1:1.

If you want to be a one-button wonder you need to macro a castsequence and then spam that one key, if you plan it right between your toons you can have them all do different things triggered by that 1 key and tie it to something you are constantly doing on your main toon.

Personally I like choosing my heals and casts (and if I spammed flash heal on my priest I'd go oom fast) but as I play with more toons (mixed classes) it's getting more complicated and am so having to practice a lot more.

I guess it was poor planning to have the Gkey hit "8" and "9" on my part; my totem cast sequence is on my shaman (button 8 ), and the smart buff button is on the other toons (button 9). So i'm only getting 1:1 GCD per character when the button is pressed. I can move my totem cast sequence to button 9 on the shaman and just map the 9 to the G1 and turn on the "repeat while pressed down" option. This would use smartbuff on my buffers and totems on the shaman.

Now I don't even feel like going that route. If I'm going to use a repeating key it's going to be for my "open fire" button that is the attack castsequence on all the clones. But I still have the same problem. My G15 keyboard is pulsing the key too fast and locking up my wow client. I just want another potential hardware option. I really appreciate the replies I got so far about the n52 and the x-keys. I'm pricing the shipping on the x-keys now and it's a whopping 72 dollars. ($362 total for the xkey pro and footpedal plus shipping) I think I can buy an n52 at my location, but deciding on the xkeys works like this for me right now, "more buttons, or another monitor".