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Message: <blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5325494" data-attributes="member: 463">It's possible to run a campaign where every PC is a combat monster and nothing else.  Even then, the PCs usually need to work together or suffer high attrition - maybe if you're running a Vietnam-war-movie game with dysfunctional PCs getting picked off by the enemy, otherwise no.It sounds like Dawn of Defiance is not that kind of campaign.  I think it's ok to tell the players that if they want to play Dawn of Defiance they need an appropriate PC lineup.Now, from the players' POV they may be feeling defensive, that they need to play min-maxed combat brutes to survive the campaign.  Two PCs dead in a session does sound a bit un-Star Warsy, but you've said that it's due to their poor tactics/not working together.  Some suggestions:Siloing - let them make their combat brutes, but allocate them some interaction skills in addition for free.NPC commander - Due to the team's poor performance, a Rebel tactical officer is assigned to them to get them performing effectively in combat.  Of course they may just ignore him, or worse.NPC Diplomat - can deal with the talkky stuff; no combat skills, the PCs need to keep him/her alive in combat so they still have a challenge.</blockquote>