Dorico 3 Elements doesn't recognize Kontakt 5 or 6

If you look at the NI forums, the usual response from other NI users to a request for VST3 is something like “we can use all the features that are already in NI sample libraries without VST3, so it’s a waste of time”.

NI doesn’t want to be compatible with the rest of the world. They make more profit if you have to buy everything from them.