Haven't noticed spawn point differences yet, but I have noticed the higher evolutions popping up! For someone who only ever got a mon beyond the first evolution since circa Level 25, that is extremely exciting!

Otherwise, I'm grumpy about being outgunned, outmanned, outnumbered in my neighborhood: Everything is blue as the eye can see; Mystic holds all the Gyms around me at Level 10. Can I take each down? Sure! I just don't have the 2 hours that requires, or alternatively a Valor squad -- my Valor friends live quite far away. :(