[Erem]

I was actually part of the player population at the time. My friends and I would wait for mountain goats to spawn so that we could kill them and take their hides -- goat hide was the easiest way to acquire leather to make armor and sell for an outsize amount of cash for the effort and skill. I think it also improved a couple important stats. We were not the only players employing this strategy.

So from what I recollect as a player the killing was economically motivated rather than motivated by ultraviolence. Not sure if that's any better...