I always HATED those raiders, mostly because fights with them tended to occur in open spaces where the range of a launcher could really come to bear.
The real assholes always had missile launchers. However, this didn’t really feel evil enough. I already had several levels under my belt, but luckily, the only weapons I had skilled up were Small Guns and Explosives, two things raiders LOVE. I decided to base my weapons of choice on raiders’ preferred ones.
I suppose they murder people so they have more stuff than just ammo, weapons, and booze in their hideouts, even though that’s all I ever seem to find. Every time I hear the Three Dog public service announcement about raiders, it makes me think about why raiders do what they do.