Yes indeed. All this commentary before we even get a chance to try it isn't helpful. I'm looking forward to trying it and, if feedback is needed, my experience is that it is listened to very carefully by the HE Team.
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Here is the full list of Rule 3.0 Actions
Control Switches, Capture or Restore Turn on these switches Turn off these switches Toggle these switches Flash these switches Set these switches per mode Capture Devices Restore Devices Set Dimmers Set these dimmers Toggle these dimmers Adjust these dimmers Set these dimmers per mode Fade these dimmers over time Start raising dimmers Start lowering dimmers Stop changing dimmers Set Color or Color Temperature Bulbs Set color Set color per mode Set color temperature Set color temperature per mode Activate Scenes, Adjust Shades or Fans Activate scenes Activate scenes per mode Open shades Close shades Set shade position Set fan speed Adjust fans Control HSM, Garage Doors, Locks or Valves Arm/Disarm HubitatĀ® Safety Monitor Open garage door Close garage door Lock locks Unlock locks Open valves Close valves Control Thermostats or Thermostat Scheduler Set thermostats Set Thermostat Scheduler Send or Speak a Message, Send HTTP Request Send or Speak a Message Send HTTP Get Send HTTP Post Control Music Player Sounds Control Music Player Sound Tone Control Siren Set Mode or Global Variables, Push Buttons Set Mode Set Global Variable Push a button Push a button per mode Set Private Boolean, Run/Stop/Pause Rules Set Private Booleans True Set Private Booleans False Evaluate Rules Run Rule Actions Stop Rule Actions Pause Rules Resume Rules Run Custom Action or Custom Command Polling Run Custom Action Run Custom Command Refresh devices Poll devices Start Z-Wave poll on switches Stop Z-Wave poll on switches Start Z-Wave poll on dimmers Stop Z-Wave poll on dimmers Delay or Repeat Actions Delay Actions Delay Actions Per Mode Repeat Actions End Repetition Conditional Actions Simple Conditional Action IF (condition) THEN ELSE-IF (condition) THEN ELSE END-IF
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I think by exposing the magnitude of the change to RM v3.0, we might all get the idea of how much testing, then Beta testing it needs.
I've posted similar before but the Beta testers are traditionally going to find about half the remaining bugs. Release depends, I presume, on the rate at which bug reports dwindle to near zero. That's the point where the variances of the Beta Test group has been exhausted. 
In both meanings.
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That's why I wait a week after release before installing on my production hub. Wait for the first few hot fixes to come out.
I update my development hub immediately, though, to try and find any bugs that would be specific to MY use cases.
I'm certain there are other fixes in the 2.0.9 release BUT for RM 3.0, that's an easy one, as Bruce pointed out. Just don't create new Rules.
In other words, there's seems like there would be no reason to avoid the release if RMv3.0 was all.
But yes, I love our ability to delay upgrades til we each, personally, believe it's ready.
The inherent problem with testing Rule Machine is that there are an infinite set of possible rules/actions. Beta testing was preceded by extensive testing, but "extensive" is by no means exhaustive. Then beta testing shakes the tree and other bugs show up. Rinse, repeat...
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I totally agree but the video shows there's a lot of UI changes too and I bet THAT portion isn't infinite. 
If ONLY the UI bugs get ironed out in Beta that would be a giant step forward.
Thus is all so reminiscent of CoRE's evolution. (As I recall history....) CoRE used asynchronous execution but it was hard for users to wrap their heads around all actions going at once when they were presented visually in a certain order. WebCoRE changed that to synchronous execution, then quickly made it user-selectable. I like the way the GOM (Grumpy Old Man - said lovingly as an original ST RM user) has implemented this.
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I donāt see ārandomā delay seconds mins hours..
Is this a feature in 3.0?
It's available with Delay These Actions in Rule 2.5, and its equivalent in Rule 3.0.
Thanks, bravenel !
I do love blowing it up trying to be fancy. That's the best kind of mess ups. It frustrates my wife when the house scream red Alert and strobe red in an every room but I forget to get it out of the loop and she just wants it to stop and go back to the nice automatic mood lighting.
Edit: never mind. User error.
I thought I would have a play with the 'while loop'.
I have defined a test rule that, in my mind anyway, should turn on a light, wait 1 minute, turn off light and repeat this sequence every 5 minutes.
When I hit the run rule button the light turns on and no other action happens. It just stays on. I've obviously misunderstood your instructions and any guidance would be much appreciated.
Any thoughts @bravenel
You didn't create a "while loop". It has the form of a simple condition on the repeat
IF (front-door-open) REPEAT every 0:05:00
I'm obviously missing something very simple here.
Haven't I got
IF mode is day
Repeat every 5 minutes
-Wait 1 min.
-Turn on
-Wait 1 min
-Turn off
End.
