[ noobie :) ] Any estimates on times? I have no idea what I am doing

[radix]

So dictionary is pointless unless you have a very large amount of passwords and hoping one person is stupid, right?

But bruteforce is also pointless? *argh*

Absolutely not. Dictionary attacks are the best way to whittle a list down. Bruteforce is a dumb process that a long time to complete in most cases.