Golaem offers several behaviors for playing animation. 

	Motion Behavior	Replay a motion as-is
	Locomotion Behavior	Blend over a set of motions depending on the character speed and orientation
	SyncMotion Behavior	Replay a motion in a given location, or with a transform constraint

These behaviors target different use cases and users are sometimes confused about which one they should use.

Here is a quick overview about when and why one behavior should be preferred to others depending on the use case.

Use it:

• When playing a static motion (e.g. spectators sit in a stadium)  
• When the motion should be controlling the character position without constraints (i.e. the particle is not controlled by GoTo/Navigation Behavior or Maya field and you do not want to ensure any constraint on the character position/orientation)

Do not use it:

• if you use a Motion Behavior on top of a GoTo/Navigation behavior, (at least with default settings) the translation from this motion will be added on top the translation from GoTo behavior, resulting in characters colliding with each others or with obstacles. See Locomotion.  
• if you want a row of characters to simply walk forward, but need to randomize motion start time. If you just use a Motion behavior for this, their orientation when starting can be different and they will end up colliding. Use a SyncMotion Behavior or a Locomotion Behavior instead.

Use it:

• When you need a complex blending of motions depending on characters speed/orientation (typically a character walking or a bird flying)  
• When controlling the character position with another behavior (GoTo/Navigation) or method (Maya fields, particle goals...)

• (even with only one motion) To precisely follow a trajectory

Do not use it:

• if nothing else is controlling the character position (at least with default settings, if the particle do not move, the Locomotion Behavior will only play the rest motion)  

Use it: 

• To control the position/orientation (all or only part of it) where a motion will be played

• To play a motion keeping the same offset to scene origin when it was recorded

Do not use it:

• To simply animate the position/orientation of a character with a locator (use AdaptPosition / AdaptOrientation instead)