I see your point, but I also agree that you're probably not going to need to destroy towns very often. Also, if you can turn into a T-Rex, you have a couple ways to destroy the town, the fast way, or the fun way. RAWR!
Doing it swiftly via Control Winds is a good way of saying, "You people just aren't worth my time, so I'm just gonna destroy your lives and your livelihood on my way out of town." A real nice way to exercise that godly naturemancy Druids are supposed to have. It just
screams angry Druid.
Are potion throwing rogues common? Isn't it generally difficult to make sneak attack stick with a ranged attack? Forgive me my rogue ineptness.
Rogues specifically designed to be potion-throwers are less common than flat throwing Rogues, though in my experience, those aren't rare and can easily shunt over to potion-throwing. All you need, really, are dual-wield feats and Quick Draw; the ranged feats are just gravy after that. And really, all you need for a basic thrower is Quick Draw; a high-level Rogue with Haste up can throw all four berries in a single round anyways.
It is harder to sneak attack at range, and generally requires some support to manage reliably, but it's not so unreasonable as to be untenable. You can't flank to get the sneak attacks, but if the enemy's denied their Dex bonus and you're within 30' (which you probably will be if you're a thrower; your range still sucks), then you get your sneak attack. Standard methods for flat-footing people include Grease, Improved Invisibility, and winning initiative.
Also, explain "links to" please.
Meaning, when I scroll down to Fire Seeds or Spellstaff in the guide, and I click the link, it takes me to Finger of Death or Spell Turning instead.
Never called it junk. Just called it out for having the "plants" requirement, which is common amongst many Druid spells.
And it's not "some sort of plants", it's "Plants that must include both brush and trees" turning it from somewhat circumstantial to wildy so.
My exact wording is, "Potentially useful in extremely unlikely circumstances." I never use the word "junk"
You are being overly hard on the spell. Yes, there's a requirement of trees and brush, but that's not exactly an unpredictable event. You know when you're heading into the orc forest that there's liable to be a lot of trees and brush hanging around, after all.