I know it takes a while from the time you hit Stage 8 to the time your infection becomes a wearable skin and you can try for another one, but this year, it seems like it's taking a REALLY long time. The first 2018 Zombies hit Stage 8 almost 12 hours ago now, and near as I can tell, nobody's had the skins unlocked yet.
I scheduled my entire day around being able to get infected with a new strain as soon as possible, and it's getting hard to stay patient.
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It's entirely plausible, in my opinion, that we may have a stage nine. I mean, they do look complete but the fact its taken this long seems likely. Or perhaps the staff are letting others catch up