An early Nf3 removes the option of playing Nge2 in the QGD Exchange Variation and also removes a lot of white options such as Four Pawns Attack and Samisch in the Kings Indian Defense.
Avoiding the Budapest Gambit
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As Mervyn says, it takes away a lot of options, but if you are happy to build a repertoire consisting entirely of lines with Nf3, it makes a lot of sense to play it on move 2. The biggest restriction is probably in the Benko, where after 1.d4, Nf6 2.Nf3, c5 3.d5, b5 4.c4, Bb7 white can’t get a normal Benko. 4.Bg5 is a good alternative. The only way for black to completely avoid main lines with c4 is 2…, b5 but that isn’t very good. A London setup works well against it.
As a 1. d4 player, there are a handful of tricks you have to be aware of (albeit far less than 1. e4). One of these traps is the Budapest Gambit. Personally I'm just too lazy to study this uncommon but dangerous line so I lowkey just play 1. d4 Nf6 followed by 2. Nf3. Is there any problem with playing like this instead of the usual 2. c4?