Quote Originally Posted by EaMett View Post
Also it is not always true that higher ilvls are better. It depends a lot on your current overall stats. There are plenty of instances in which a 320 item of gear is better than a 340 one. And what might be true for one person might not be true for another (geared or melded differently). The bonus in MND definitely does not outweigh some secondary stats.
While that can certainly be true of a 330 item, I'm having a hard time coming up with any 340 item where the increase in Mind doesn't outweigh any secondary stat changes over the 320 item (barring pentamelded crafting stuff).

Eventually, the primary stat boost always wins out.