Maybe "you" want a beta version, but I certainly don't. Why do I want to substitute my stable, (mostly) bug free, mIRC for one that is known to have bugs and crashes and other problems?
I wouldn't mind beta testing, but I'm certainly not going to blow a gasket and whine about it (very much).
I'd prefer not to, that way I won't get looked at if something goes wrong which I said is okay.
*Watchdog looks at all the posts where the new version is being 'hurried' along...
There's quite a few, that's for sure.
rant, demand and freak all you want, new versions are released when they are ready, and advance notice is never given.