Except Aion EU has many more players than Aion NA. NCsoft fked Aion, not Gameforge. Gameforge publishes, NC develops. Sure one can argue about cash shop... but NA had it too, and KR had it too. The game died everywere if you compare it to the 3.0~~ patch, even in KR.
But I agree with you that EU Classic will end up the same as NA, most likely since, again, NC develops the game, not Gameforge. At least people will find a fresh start there.