After shooting my new-to-me EVOL 30 today side by side with the Ghost, I can justify the upgrade when it's available. It's still a fabulous rifle!
After using stock older variations of the evol, the cocking effort becomes a mute point. Most people who have taken my recommendation to get themselves an evol immediately say "wtf , why is this take this much effort?! "Then after owning them I always get, "man I don't get why I made such a big deal of that."
In reality, its not that much of an effort, it's just more than a ghost, or an impact.
Imo the cocking is smoother than both, and gives a positive feedback to the user. However it does require a little, tiny, tad bit of muscle. After shooting many rounds it becomes null. At least for me.
Now having shot a rifle with the new system, you get that positive, not toy like feeling but it is indeed easier to cock, it is night and day.
I'm just saying that after using my Paradigm only, for months, without shooting anything else. It became a complete and utter after thought.