World of Warcraft lead producer Shane Dabiri has posted a new Battle Plan update on the game's official forums, offering some information on what Blizzard plans to add to the game in the next few months. Dabiri talks about new raid content, world events, PvP, talent improvements, a character-transfer service and more. Thanks stelth.

[...] Two examples of this new smaller-scale style of raid encounter are the upcoming Zul'Gurub and Ahn'Qiraj content additions. Many of you have already learned about Zul'Gurub from the recent preview we posted and from helping us test this new content on the Public Test Realms. Ahn'Qiraj, which is subdivided into two different encounters, actually takes the small-raid concept a little further. The exterior area is a challenging 20-man raid dungeon, and the interior location presents the next top-tier 40-player raid experience after Blackwing Lair. Beyond the doors of Ahn'Qiraj, Silithus is being fleshed out as a major quest hub with episodic storylines that extend into its depths and past its borders. Players have frequently requested more small-party and solo content, and we've focused our efforts to meet those desires around Silithus. Everyone should definitely check out the new quest and storylines when the Silithus content is released in patch 1.8.