It has definitely gotten worse. I've used the same three paths around Duvencrune, Serendia and a general map loop for trading for ages, then started having issues several months back. I use exact navigation instead of smooth but it persists. 

It's still pretty broken in 2023. They added T10 and seemed to have done nothing else to fix the auto pathing of T10s. I'm unsure how many of the 10 hours of this Fughar's buff I've even used since I've come back multiple times to check the auto pathing to be standing in place. For something that can affect any player type in the game, I'm surprised there are still this many issues with autopathing. Training feels like an active life skill instead of an afk one. :c