After reading various sources of information the only consistent information across them all seems to be the three second rule. So is the community simply based on being confident with women and everyone posting things that have worked when simply anything will work if you're not a creep, follow the three second rule and are generally confident?

I would say, yes that's the general underlying theme of all pickup theories, methods, systems, ideas, etc. They all go about it slightly differently, but the end goal and substance of each is essentially the same - be self-confident, approach quickly and often, don't get caught up on girl, believe in whatever you are saying/doing.

Different PUAs have different theories, some say inner game > outer game, while others think the reverse is true. I believe there has to be a fine balance between the two, and to be truly successful you should be well versed in both. If you have no inner game, then your outer game will have a weak foundation and this usually results in "fake sounding" lines or trouble with escalation (due to the fact you have little confidence in what you are doing/saying). So basically, you can go up to girls and spit canned lines all night that can actually work, but the question is how long you can keep up the charade and if you can replicate that confidence with multiple women (this was a big problem with me when i first learned mystery method). If you have solid inner game, you have the confidence to take any interaction in whatever direction you choose and you know that anything you say will go over well, so you don't have to depend on canned lines so often.

Now if you have all inner game and no outer game, you have all this confidence, but no idea on what it takes to be socially competent...kind of like having rounds of ammo, but no gun to shoot them with. To me, outer game is just a medium you use to convey your confidence to a woman, which is ultimately what she ends up being attracted to. So basically, it will be very easy for you to meet women due to this extreme confidence you exude, but if you are socially retarded and constantly get caught off guard, you are not going to get anywhere, but having a solid outer game helps you with this problem because you are always prepared to take whatever she throws at out (shit tests, and other BS girl tests).

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Thanks secretaznman for the thorough answer.

That was a quality answer bud. Just saying

Personally, I find you have to try and find a balance. They support each other, and when one goes down the other can follow