Im using the latest 3.0.4 version, ive tried running it with weakauras as my only addon. the count will run on forever if i let it. it happens on 3.0.3 and 3.0.2 as well

Message: Interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\BuffTrigger2.lua:1665: attempt to call field 'IsPaused' (a nil value)
Time: Sun Oct 11 17:13:58 2020
Count: 3192
Stack: Interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\BuffTrigger2.lua:1665: attempt to call field 'IsPaused' (a nil value)
[string "@interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\BuffTrigger2.lua"]:1665: in function <Interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\BuffTrigger2.lua:1664>

Locals: (*temporary) = nil
(*temporary) = "attempt to call field 'IsPaused' (a nil value)"
WeakAuras =

{
halfWidth = 0.650000
normalWidth = 1.300000
doubleWidth = 2.600000
SetTextureOrAtlas = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\RegionTypes\RegionPrototype.lua:894
RegisterRegionOptions = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:63
BuildInfo = 90002
defaultFont = "Friz Quadrata TT"
buildTime = "Dev"
IsCorrectVersion = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:37
prettyPrint = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:41
IsClassic = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:33
WA_ClassColorName = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\AuraEnvironment.lua:72
L = {
}
WA_Utf8Sub = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\AuraEnvironment.lua:91
PrintProfile = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Profiling.lua:439
GenerateUniqueID = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Transmission.lua:100
regionPrototype = {
}
CallCustomConditionTest = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Conditions.lua:120
defaultFontSize = 12
CancelScheduledProfile = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Profiling.lua:385
StartProfile = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Profiling.lua:322
RealTimeProfilingWindow = {
}
RegisterRegionType = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:60
versionString = "Dev"
scheduleConditionCheck = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Conditions.lua:94
ToggleProfile = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Profiling.lua:377
newFeatureString = ""
createSpinner = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\RegionTypes\ProgressTexture.lua:474
CountWagoUpdates = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:94
StopProfile = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Profiling.lua:350
frames = {
}
}
Private = {
CancelAnimation = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Animations.lua:382
Animate = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Animations.lua:173
RegisterGroupForPositioning = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Animations.lua:167
LoadConditionFunction = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Conditions.lua:582
Modernize = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Modernize.lua:5
RemoveHistory = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\History.lua:54
CleanArchive = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\History.lua:21
StartProfileAura = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:69
StopProfileAura = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:75
RunConditions = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Conditions.lua:589
SetMigrationSnapshot = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\History.lua:65
GetProperties = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Conditions.lua:377
StartProfileUID = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:78
ProfileRenameAura = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Profiling.lua:282
GetMigrationSnapshot = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\History.lua:72
UnloadAllConditions = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Conditions.lua:728
StartProfileSystem = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Init.lua:66
RenameConditions = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\Conditions.lua:768
ConvertBuffTrigger2 = defined @interface\AddOns\WeakAuras\BuffTrigger2.lua:2568
CanConvertBuffTrigger2 =

Explain to me why the most recent release on this page is not the right file.

https://github.com/WeakAuras/WeakAuras2/releases

https://github.com/WeakAuras/WeakAuras2/releases/download/3.0.0-beta4/WeakAuras-3.0.0-beta4.zip is now working as expected.

https://github.com/WeakAuras/WeakAuras2/releases/download/3.0.0/WeakAuras-3.0.0.zip is still not working.

Pretty silly I had to install a beta package on live.