PlayFab Integration: Analytics

Analytics in PlayFab allows you to track player behavior, gameplay events, economy usage, retention, and performance across your VR fangame.
This data helps you understand how players interact with your game, what features they use, and where improvements are needed.

Analytics is essential for balancing gameplay, monitoring progression, and detecting issues before they become major problems.

1. What Analytics Tracks

PlayFab Analytics can track:

• Player logins

• Session length

• Currency earnings/spending

• Item purchases

• Event participation

• Level progression

• Tutorial completion

• Room join/leave behavior

• Errors and crashes

• Moderation events

• CloudScript calls

• Photon match data

This gives you a full picture of how your game is being played.

2. Why VR Fangames Use Analytics

Analytics helps you:

• Identify popular cosmetics

• Track shop performance

• Detect economy inflation

• Monitor player retention

• See where players get stuck

• Detect cheating patterns

• Understand player behavior

• Improve game balance

• Track event success

• Monitor server stability

Without analytics, you’re guessing — with analytics, you’re improving.

3. Types of Analytics in PlayFab

PlayFab provides several analytics systems:

A. Event Tracking (Most Important)

You send custom events from your game or CloudScript.

Examples:

• "PlayerJoinedRoom"

• "PurchasedItem"

• "CompletedTutorial"

• "TaggedPlayer"

• "DailyRewardClaimed"

These events appear in your PlayFab dashboard.

B. Funnels

Funnels show how players move through multi‑step processes.

Examples:

• Tutorial steps

• Shop purchase flow

• Event progression

• Onboarding flow

Funnels help you find where players drop off

C. Retention Metrics

Shows how many players return after:

• 1 day

• 7 days

• 30 days

This is critical for long‑term success.

D. Real‑Time Analytics

Shows live player activity:

• Active players

• Current sessions

• Recent events

• Error spikes

Useful for monitoring launches and events.

E. Error & Crash Tracking

PlayFab can log:

• CloudScript errors

• Client errors

• Failed API calls

• Photon disconnects

This helps you fix issues quickly

4. Common Analytics Events in VR Fangames

Here are typical events you should track:

Gameplay

• "PlayerJoinedRoom"

• "PlayerLeftRoom"

• "TaggedPlayer"

• "CompletedTutorial"

Economy

• "CurrencyEarned"

• "CurrencySpent"

• "PurchasedItem"

• "GrantedItem"

Progression

• "LevelUp"

• "DailyRewardClaimed"

• "EventCompleted"

Moderation

• "PlayerBanned"

• "PlayerMuted"

• "ReportSubmitted"

Technical

• "PhotonDisconnect"

• "CloudScriptError"

• "ClientError"

5. Analytics + CloudScript

CloudScript is the best place to send analytics events because:

• It’s secure

• It cannot be faked

• It logs staff actions

• It logs economy changes

• It logs item grants

Example: When a player buys an item, CloudScript logs:

• Item ID

• Price

• Currency spent

• Player ID

• Timestamp

This helps you track shop performance.

6. Analytics + Photon

Photon can send analytics events for:

• Room creation

• Room join/leave

• Match results

• Disconnect reasons

• Ping/latency issues

This helps you monitor multiplayer health.

7. Best Practices

• Track only what you need

• Use consistent event names

• Avoid sending too many events

• Use CloudScript for secure events

• Use analytics to improve—not punish

• Review retention weekly

• Review economy data monthly

• Review error logs daily