Last night I completed the gathering and collecting of the Crackling Shards Mount. WOW It feels great. I can tell you a few times I just wanted to give up. I did not and BOOM. SHE is mine. 
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Congrats!!
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Good for you! Glad you stuck it out!
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That’s awesome OP.
Now, if I could just finish orb 4 on felcycle 
Oh i wish you luck on that one. I wish only success for you in your endeavor.
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When the expac first dropped, I played 2 characters through every quest in the Isle of Dorn and got 3 shards in the process. Haven’t seen another shard since, despite having finished the zone on 12 more alts. Go figure.
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Gratz OP, well deserved, I’ve leveled several alts and have exactly 2 shards so far. Not to mention running dungeons and delves numerous times and still no more shards. The drop rate of these is crazy bad. Good luck to all the rest of us getting the mount anytime soon if at all.
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congrats!!!
Grats!!!
I have one shard. 
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Congrats!
I still only have one shard, don’t think I’ll be seeing that mount for a long time, if ever.
I’ve only ever seen one
So I commend your dedication to farming it
A tip for those still dreaming of getting this: have a character (or two) with skinning. Simply doing the base weekly quota of hunting for KP around the isle will often net a shard and it gives you a routine that distracts from how long the total grind will take, allowing you to passively accumulate them over time in the background.
(I had a good week, getting four shard drops while just doing my gathering, but that was very lucky and not typical of the overall average of one drop per week and a half or so )
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I love your childlike excitement OP it’s contagious xD
“Simply doing the base weekly quota of hunting for KP around the isle”
I have skinning, but I’m not sure what you’re referring to - can you elaborate?
You can get 6 KP drops per week while gathering (not including catch-ups). For skinning, this translates into killing 100-200 mobs which is enough for a modest chance at a shard drop.
The important part here is that it establishes a routine that can help prevent burnout ( the biggest threat in any long grind, at least for me ).