Been using a weapon with heat damage on a new character, completed the game, I have never seen fire finish off an enemy, I even saw one enemy heal from no pixels on its health bar, it’s either bugged or the damage becomes negligible after you reach tier 2 enemies
Also, on taking fire debuff yourself, rolling could reduce the meter, you would be using stamina to “drop and roll”, this mechanic is on a lot of games on these days, and it just kind of makes sense + feels nice when players discover it