Everyone seems to be going in the wrong direction.
Here is another hint: 16

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HAISSEM ----> ARCANUM

Free GOGs for pointless reasons, please.

Hmmm... may it have something to do with forum titles? After all, they must consist of 16- characters and no one seemed to go into that direction.
Maybe you have to have (a) certain word/words (say, "Correctly", "Free GOG" or "GOG") in your title?
(I don't quite intend to participate, that's why I throw it in just like this, without tempering with my own title.)

I have counted everything there is to count now.
I'm correctly confused.

Would you, Ceemdee, kindly give me a free Good Old Game for no pointless reasons, please?

Clue #1
correctly, [0] [9], off by 4 and 5
[0] [9] -- [0+4] [9-5] -- [4] [4]
Clue #2
faulty, [0] [6], off by 4 and 2
[0] [6] -- [0+4] [6-2] -- [4] [4]
Clue #3
correctly precisely [9] [9], 18 total, 10 too many
18 & 10 too many, 18 - 10 = 8 = [4] (+) [4]
Clue #4
16
16 = 4 by 4 = [4] [4]
HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Free Good Old Games

Lou

it's politely not precisely

Ok then, count the p from the smilie and you're back up to 9 ;)

Balthier has the correct amount but two are off by one.

Want Good Old Games
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Give Good Old Games

There have to be sixteen words, but the other limitation is an utter mystery to me.

Want Free Good Game