Treasure chests used to mean something in RPG games

Remember there was a time - If a player find a locked treasure chest in a game and managed to get it open, something significant would be in there and would probably impact the gameplay.

I don't know which game started it, nowadays if one finds a treasure chest in game, it usually contains generic loot. And there will be a lot of said chests.

No surprise here, Avowed does the same thing. I'm not saying every chests have to contain special loots. Just make them fewer and more "condensed" would be a pleasant change. For those generic loots or junk, it is best to forego the use of treasure chests, they belong in junk piles, or being scatter around the environments.