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10 is still the maximum stat you can have, bonuses from armour and drugs can go higher
>Also, what's the level cap, if there's any?
There is no level cap, but you will get all the perks around level 250. If you don't use bugs and other crap and just play the game you will be somewhere around level 60-70 by the time you complete everything the game has to offer. The highest level perks require level 50.
>What? For real?
2 Perception is required for a perk that increases damage for non-automatic rifles. There's a sniper perk that requires 8 Perception but it's pretty meh unless you play through VATS
There are mods that add NV or Skyrim levelling system if you don't like it