Whats the story with VA panels these days is the colour smearing and ghosting still an issue ?
Still the same and wont change, its a "feature" of VA which is why I always avoid them now. TN for fast paced games or IPS if you want better colors for higher price.
The smearing/ghosting is highly noticeable for me on dark colors, though I have been gaming on a 120hz TN panel for nearly 8 years now so I may notice it more than others. I noticed the smearing everywhere, scrolling through websites in dark mode, panning camera in games or sprinting in games, even dragging windows around the desktop.