Hunt Showdown update 1.58 is out today to resolve the LetMat issue for consoles including PS4 and Xbox One. You can get the patch notes here.
Based on the statement shared by the developers, this fix is temporarily applied to resolve the LeMat bug. Players have been exploiting it online which is leading to unstable matchmaking and gameplay experience. Take a look at what they had to say regarding this update below.
Hunt Showdown Update 1.58 Patch Notes
Console Hunters,
We are taking the servers offline at 3 PM CEST in order to deploy our temporary fix for the LeMat bug.
The estimated downtime is 2 hours.
Make sure to extract before then to save your Hunter.
What Is The LetMat Issue In Hunt Showdown?
LeMat is a weapon in Hunt Showdown. This bug revolves around exploiting a glitch that leads to one-hit kills. It has been reported a lot online by the community.
The temporary fix today will stop the LeMat for now. Here’s what the developers had to say regarding it.
>Why has the Lemat not been disabled?
As mentioned above, fully removing a weapon from all aspects of the game is not an easy process. It actually takes more time and resources when compared to attempting a hotfix. When you factor in all avenues in which you can acquire a weapon and the work involved to remove and verify that all aspects are not accessible, as well as testing and verification would take several days and that time would be better spent on reverting the fix that introduced this issue, which is the current plan for tomorrow.
>What is being done with those exploiting this?
We have so far taken action on between 80-100 accounts and are continuing to investigate/take action on every report received. The minimum ban length for abusing this is 14 days, 30 days if it’s a second offense, and a permanent ban if it’s a third. This is a manual process so if you have sent in a report, we will get to it as soon as possible. On top of the ban, we are also reverting any kills that have been earned while using this exploit.