The tooltip for the burning status effect states:
"Burning causes a short DOT effect, with damage ticks starting at 15% that of the damage dealt when proc occurs, and reducing to zero over 5 turns."
In these fight logs the burning damage is significantly lower than 15% of the original hit, typically around 3.2-3.5% instead.
https://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=61b26d57f616ba1d1330d5094cfdaa58
https://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=71fd42416f3489faa33ea9f22c4ebb50
https://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=e0ee1d0ebbe1b56eb0be751252cdd65a
https://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=6202f4baf369a2aadfcf098215290255
My best guess is that burning damage is being mitigated by armor or defense? If so, it's a bit of a double penalty and nowhere near the wording of the tooltip.
"Burning causes a short DOT effect, with damage ticks starting at 15% that of the damage dealt when proc occurs, and reducing to zero over 5 turns."
In these fight logs the burning damage is significantly lower than 15% of the original hit, typically around 3.2-3.5% instead.
https://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=61b26d57f616ba1d1330d5094cfdaa58
https://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=71fd42416f3489faa33ea9f22c4ebb50
https://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=e0ee1d0ebbe1b56eb0be751252cdd65a
https://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=6202f4baf369a2aadfcf098215290255
My best guess is that burning damage is being mitigated by armor or defense? If so, it's a bit of a double penalty and nowhere near the wording of the tooltip.