So I just recently (last night) decided to quit skipping the update and downloaded the 1.06 patch. Did that bump the level cap? Ever since I did that I've been gaining XP again. I used the level/perk glitch before with my character and have been roaming around doing quests/exploring, and after installing the patch I'm now moving towards level 31. I have not purchased any DLC, the only "add-on" that I have is the Pre-order items I have.

Well the new patch makes everything worse.. it dont add anything @ all ... and makes it more buggy )@least for me:( damn patch)

But to answer your q.. Well the patch makes you level upp whitout the perks. If you want the perks then you need to dl the dlc the new one i belive.
If you are not going to get any of the dlc then just re install the game and dont dl the patch.

Thats the short answer if you want more then there is alot of topics about it..