Fire elemental effect needs help

[Tarmendeos]

I'm just starting the Lighthouse (currently Brightness 8), and it feels like while the other three elemental effects are highly desirable, Fire very quickly falls off a cliff and becomes mostly inconsequential, if not actively detrimental.

I would love to see Fire (and Steam) do its current damage plus a percentage of the target's maximum health, so it scales properly and remains relevant throughout the length of the game. Otherwise, loving the game and the ideas that went into it!

[Clawyer]

Even if this doesn't help if you find fire on its own, fire activates a synergy steam effect when hitting a target affected by ice (and vice versa). The effect is a steam explosion doing large amounts of AoE damage in comparison to normal shots (20ish I think?). You can see this effect while shooting with the steaming pots, they proc a steam esplosion on every hit.