Essentially, I believe that most victims of the btc-e shutdown will gladly accept them having to say goodbye to their fiat funds, when they are given the option to gain back their crypto assets.
I can't speak for others, but for myself, I definitely would be willing to compromise by discarding the +$10,000 in fiat, just to get my +5BTC back. The thing is that right now I don't have any of the two, where from this point there is nothing more to lose. In that regard, if I get to see my coins back, it will feel like a victory for me. If they in the end do happen to allow people to reclaim whatever there is to reclaim, I think they will force people to verify themselves first (by personal information, ID scans, etc). If that happens, it will likely be in demand of the authorities, or perhaps BTC-E trying to better its existence by operating as fully licensed exchange. I think the afore mentioned example is the most likely one.
