Originally Posted by
Soulwind
I doubt it's "hardcoded" but it's actually the max that can be reached via commands ingame right now. Seeing how they can squish things like gear and the experience needed for each level, I'd say the leveling system is much more flexible than, for example, how bags are stored in the database, which does seem to be a problem for them to change.
So yes, they could reach that and more if needed. They could also squish levels, but it would make the game feel grindy (every level would require much more effort).