Issues, Workarounds & Localization

Not sure if there's anything to be done on my end as I have a stable connection, but I'm unable to complete the Project Discovery tutorial due to the sample bar just spinning before I can get to the 10th sample. I've tried over multiple days on multiple characters with the same issue, and while the tutorial is interesting it's frustrating to not be able to get past it due to tech issues. It's a good idea, but I'll be sitting this event out. Bolster the server handling the mini-game? Create a restart point so that previous progress is not lost (at least when the game dies I could restart from the last part of the tutorial)?