Update:

Items lost while gathering:
1x Nasi Goreng HQ
1x Squadron Spiritbonding Manual
1x Spiritbond Potion HQ
4x Volcanic Grass (Collectability: 1000)

Plus the opportunity cost of 10mins gathering while Volcanic Grass is available.

The broad server instability in this game continues to be unacceptable. I pay for this service. It cannot be this consistently unreliable.