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[Ashtagon]

Personally, when someone says that it would make a 10th level D&D character a demigod I smile, nod, and agree wholeheartedly.

Level 1-5: Realistic
Level 6-10: Heroic
Level 7-15: Wu-Xia (matrix-like stuff)
Level 16-20: Stepping on the toes of the gods

And it's not just comparing real life to D&D levels. Even the Lord of the Rings heroes don't rate much higher than 7th level (Gandalf excepted, but he is a DMPC anyway).