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Leaderboard stats aren't saving?

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scoreKey = "PlayerScore"
game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(player)
local stat = Instance.new("IntValue")
stat.Name = "leaderstats"
stat.Parent = player
local WinTokens = Instance.new("IntValue")
WinTokens.Name = "WinTokens"
WinTokens.Parent = stat
WinTokens.Value = player:LoadNumber(scoreKey)
end)
 
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:connect(function(player)
    if player:FindFirstChild("leaderstats") then
        player:SaveNumber(scoreKey, player.leaderstats.WinTokens.Value)    
    end
end)

This script is a normal script in serverscriptservice.

I read the wiki on data persistence and made this script, but it doesn't work. Whats the problem?

Anonymous

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PlayerDataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("PlayerScore")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local stats = Instance.new("Folder")
	stats.Name = "leaderstats"
	stats.Parent = player
	WinTokens = Instance.new("IntValue")
	WinTokens.Name = "WinTokens"
	WinTokens.Parent = stats
	WinTokens.Value = PlayerDataStore:GetAsync(player.UserId)

	player.leaderstats.WinTokens.Changed:Connect(function()
		PlayerDataStore:SetAsync(player.UserId, WinTokens.Value)
	end)
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:connect(function(player)
    if player:FindFirstChild("leaderstats") then
         PlayerDataStore:SetAsync(player.UserId, WinTokens.Value)
    end
end)

If you've looked at the wiki and are having troubles putting it together, here's what it should be. When you use GetAsync(player.UserId) it returns a value attached with the player's id. That value is changed when you use SetAsync(player.UserId, WinTokens.Value) where WinTokens.Value is the value attached. I put an extra changed event in there so it always saves one the value changes. Hope this helps!

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