Guide to Maple Story account safety

However, while a hacking script working against your account will crack open the word "hotdog" within minutes, the password "_+.&<NM=D4" will be another matter. The sort of people who can crack "_+.&<NM=D4" will not be the sort of people who play Maple Story. They'll be robbing Swiss banks.

You said a hacking script will crack hotdog within minutes... what would it crack in what order? I'm assuming letters come first, then what's next? Numbers? Then would that mean a password such as 'hotdog+=' is equally as safe as 'hotdog'?